- bisceop
- m (-es/-as) bishop; high-priest, chief priest (Jewish), heathen priest
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bisceop
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bisceop — bisceop, bischop obs. ff. bishop … Useful english dictionary
bisceopþénung — f ( e/ a) office of a bishop … Old to modern English dictionary
bischop — bisceop, bischop obs. ff. bishop … Useful english dictionary
Bench of Bishops — Bishop Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bishop — Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf. {Episcopal}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bishop in partibus infidelium — Bishop Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Titular bishop — Bishop Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bishopric — Bish op*ric, n. [AS. bisceopr[=i]ce; bisceop bishop + r[=i]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bishop — noun Etymology: Middle English bisshop, from Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos, literally, overseer, from epi + skeptesthai to look more at spy Date: before 12th century 1. one having spiritual or eccl … New Collegiate Dictionary
bishopric — noun Etymology: Middle English bisshopriche, from Old English bisceoprīce, from bisceop + rīce kingdom more at rich Date: before 12th century 1. diocese 2. the office of bishop 3. the administrative body of a Mormon ward consisting of a bishop… … New Collegiate Dictionary
