bishopric
UK/ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/
bishopric noun: a diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
Noun
bishopric (plural bishoprics)
- A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
- Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
- Iohn Fiſher Biſhop of Rocheſter, when the King [Henry VII of England] would have tranſlated him from that poore Biſhopricke to a better, he refuſed, saying: He would not forſake his poore little olde wife, with whom he had ſo long lived.1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], “Grave Speeches, and Wittie Apothegms of Woorthie Personages of This Realme in Former Times”, in Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […]...
- Synonyms:
- diocese
- The office or function of a bishop.
- Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy
- Synonyms:
- bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship, bishophood, episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy
bishopric meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian
bishopric in Malayalam
- diocese, see
- രൂപത, അതിരൂപത, ബിഷപ്പിന്റെ അധികാരപ്രദേശം, ബിഷപ്പിന്റെ അതിമെത്രാസനം, ഭദ്രാസനം, മഹായിടവക
bishopric in Tagalog
- diocese
- obispado, diyosesis
- function of being bishop
- obispado
bishopric in Malay
- diocese
- keuskupan, biskoprik
bishopric in Indonesian
- diocese
- keuskupan
Synonyms of bishopric
Forms of bishopric
| plural | bishoprics |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bishoprick |
| alternative form | bishoprike |
Origin of bishopric
From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).
Questions about bishopric
- What does bishopric mean?
- Bishopric means a diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
- What is bishopric in Malayalam?
- Bishopric in Malayalam is രൂപത, അതിരൂപത, ബിഷപ്പിന്റെ അധികാരപ്രദേശം. See Bishopric meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is bishopric?
- Bishopric is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bishopric?
- Bishopric is pronounced /ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bishopric?
- The plural of bishopric is bishoprics.
Words near bishopric in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bishopric (page history and authors); bishopric (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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