bishopdom

Meaning

Noun

The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.

Origin

From Middle English bischopdom, from Old English bisċopdōm, bisċeopdōm, bisċepdōm, equivalent to bishop + -dom. Cognate with Dutch bisdom, German Bistum, Danish bispedømme, Swedish biskopsdöme, Icelandic biskupsdæmur, biskupsdæmi.

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