Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese;
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
belonging to or governing a diocese;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F.
dioc['e]sain.]
Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\, n.
1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the
diocesan of New York.
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2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
diocesan
adj 1: belonging to or governing a diocese
n 1: a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese