bishopric
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the territorial jurisdiction of a bishopSynonyms: dioceseepiscopate
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bishopric \Bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. bisceopr[imac]ce; bisceop bishop + r[imac]ce dominion. See -ric.]
1.A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. [1913 Webster]
2.The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. --Acts i. 20. [1913 Webster]