[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

arches \arch"es\,
   pl. of arch, n.
   1913 webster

   court of arches, or arches court eng. law, the court of
      appeal of the archbishop of canterbury, whereof the judge,
      who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the dean
      of the arches, because he anciently held his court in the
      church of st. mary-le-bow de arcubus. it is now held in
      westminster. --mozley  w.
      1913 webster
see also:
arch court of arches arches court 

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