chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus noun: a country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
Noun
chorepiscopus (plural chorepiscopi or chorepiscopuses)
- A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
- A Chorepiscopus, the title used by the worldly rulers of the Principality of Kakheti and Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti (786-1104) in medieval Georgia, which effectively equaled to a king
chorepiscopus meaning in Arabic
chorepiscopus in Arabic
- Translations
- خُورْفِسْقُفُوس ḵūrfisqufūs
Forms of chorepiscopus
| plural | chorepiscopi |
|---|---|
| plural | chorepiscopuses |
Origin of chorepiscopus
Borrowed from Latin chōrepiscopus, from Ancient Greek χωρεπίσκοπος (khōrepískopos); χώρα (khṓra, “place, country”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer, bishop”) (from ἐπί (epí, “on, upon, over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”)). Compare bishop.
Words formed from chorepiscopus
Questions about chorepiscopus
- What does chorepiscopus mean?
- Chorepiscopus means a country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
- What is chorepiscopus in Arabic?
- Chorepiscopus in Arabic is خُورْفِسْقُفُوس (ḵūrfisqufūs). See Chorepiscopus meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is chorepiscopus?
- Chorepiscopus is a noun.
- What is the plural of chorepiscopus?
- The plural of chorepiscopus is chorepiscopi.
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