Bishopric Definition

bĭshə-prĭk
bishoprics
noun
bishoprics
The office or rank of a bishop.
American Heritage
The church district controlled by a bishop; diocese.
Webster's New World
The diocese of a bishop.
American Heritage
The office, authority, or rank of a bishop.
Webster's New World

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bishopric

Noun

Singular:
bishopric
Plural:
bishoprics

Origin of Bishopric

  • Middle English bishoprik from Old English bisceoprīce the diocese of a bishop bisceop bishop bishop rīce realm reg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English bisceoprīċe, equivalent to bishop +‎ -ric (compare German Reich).

    From Wiktionary

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