Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate; episcopacy. Also
bishopship . - noun Bishops collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
jurisdiction of abishop ;episcopate .
Etymologies
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bishop + -dom
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Examples
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0949 - Otto I the Great gives away bishopdom of Utrecht
magic-city-news.com 2009
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