episcopate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the term of office of a bishop
  2. noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
  3. noun the collective body of bishops

Etymology

From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).

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