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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

episcopalis

, fr.

episcopus

: cf. F.

épiscopal

. See

Governed by bishops;

as, an

episcopal

church

Belonging to, or vested in, bishops;

as,

episcopal

jurisdiction or authority; the

episcopal

system.

Adj.

Belonging to or vested in bishops or prelates; as episcopal jurisdiction; episcopal authority.

Governed by bishops; as the episcopal church.

See also: episcopal and Episcopal

épiscopal m ‎(feminine singular épiscopale, masculine plural épiscopaux, feminine plural épiscopales)