noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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"

Synonyms

All synonyms

diocesedioceseepiscopateabbacyaedileshiparchbishopric

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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

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