bishopric (redirected from Bishoprics)

bish·op·ric  (bsh-prk)

n.

1. The office or rank of a bishop.

2. The diocese of a bishop.

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[Middle English bishoprik, from Old English bisceoprce, the diocese of a bishop : bisceop, bishop; see bishop + rce, realm; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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bishopric

Noun

the see, diocese, or office of a bishop

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bishopric - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop diocese, episcopate archdiocese - the diocese of an archbishop exarchate, eparchy - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised parish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor