Bishophood
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state, condition, or office of a bishop. uncountable
"I find he was really of religious nature, and thought in secret, in spite of his bishophood, very much in regard to religion as we do."
Example
More examples"I find he was really of religious nature, and thought in secret, in spite of his bishophood, very much in regard to religion as we do."
Etymology
From Middle English bischophood, bishophod, bischophad, from Old English bisċophād (“the office or state of a bishop; the episcopate”), equivalent to bishop + -hood.
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