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diocesan definition

di·oc·esan (dī äs′ə sən)

adjective

of a diocese

Etymology: ME < ML diocesanus

noun

the bishop of a diocese

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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