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
Other Word Forms of Bishopric
Noun
Singular:
bishopric
Plural:
bishopricsOrigin of Bishopric
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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
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Old English bisceoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).
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