Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
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Bishopric
/ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/
Synonyms for "bishopric" (159 found)
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2 entriescathedral seemetropolitan see
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6 entriesbishopric incomebishopric revenuebishopric seatcathedral seeecclesiastical seemetropolitan see
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Iohn Fiſher Biſhop of Rocheſter, when the King [Henry VII of England] would have tranſlated him from that poore Biſhopricke to a better, he refuſed, saying: He would not forſake his poore little olde wife, with whom he had ſo long lived.
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Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
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Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy
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