What does "episcopate" mean?
Episcopate: The collective body of bishops.
Additional senses
- 2.The time of a bishop's rule.
- 3.To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] Feeding the flock episcopating. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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