Etymology

bishoply

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Today it means: Like, relating to, or characteristic of a bishop Full definition →

Middle English bisshoply ← Old English biscoplīc
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bishoply · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited frombiscoplīc“episcopal”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombisshoply
  3. English todaybishoply

From Middle English bisshoply, from Old English biscoplīc (“episcopal”) equivalent to bishop + -ly.

bishoply · adverb2

From bishop + -ly.

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