Arch`an"gel (&?;), n.
[L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos:
cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref., and Angel.]
1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. Milton.
2. (Bot.) A term applied to
several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).