Etymology

bishopric

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Today it means: A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs. Full definition →

Middle English bischopriche ← Old English bisċoprīċe
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  1. Old English · inherited frombisċoprīċe
  2. Middle English · inherited frombischopriche
  3. English todaybishopric

From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).

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