bishopric

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/ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/

Definition of bishopric

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

“Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.”
“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.”
“Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.”

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noun

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

“Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.”
“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.”
“Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.”
The office or function of a bishop.

“Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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