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Webster 1913 Edition


Bishopric

Bish′op-ric

,
Noun.
[AS.
bisceoprīce
;
bisceop
bishop +
rīce
dominion. See
-ric
.]
1.
A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
2.
The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.
Acts i. 20.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bishopric

BISH'OPRIC

,
Noun.
[bishop and ric, jurisdiction.]
1.
A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of bishop extends. in England, are twenty-four bishoprics, besides that of Sodor and Man; in Ireland, eighteen.
2.
The charge of instructing and governing in spiritual concerns; office. Acts.1.20.

Definition 2024


bishopric

bishopric

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bishopric (plural bishoprics)

  1. A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
  2. The office or function of a bishop.
    Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.

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