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Bishopric

//ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.

    "Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere."

  2. 2
    the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop wordnet
  3. 3
    The office or function of a bishop.

    "Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy"

Etymology

From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).

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