episcopacies

Variant of episcopacy

episcopacy definition

epis·co·pacy (ē pis′kə pə sē, i-)

noun pl. episcopacies -·cies

  1. the system of church government by bishops
  2. episcopate

Etymology: < LL(Ec) episcopatus, office of a bishop < episcopus, bishop

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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