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episcopate definition

epis·co·pate (ē pis′kə pit, -pāt′; i-)

noun

  1. the position, rank, or term of office of a bishop
  2. a bishop's see
  3. bishops collectively

Etymology: see episcopacy

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