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bishoprick

bishoprick is the obsolete spelling of bishopric.

Meaning of bishopric

Noun

bishopric (plural bishoprics)

  1. A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
    • Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
    Synonyms:
    diocese
  2. The office or function of a bishop.
    • Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy

Forms of bishoprick

pluralbishopricks

Questions about bishoprick

What is bishoprick the obsolete spelling of?
Bishoprick is the obsolete spelling of bishopric.

Words near bishoprick in the dictionary

  1. bishoplings
  2. bishoply
  3. bishopped
  4. bishopping
  5. bishopric
  6. bishoprick
  7. bishopricks
  8. bishoprics
  9. bishopries
  10. bishoprike
  11. bishoprikes

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