Etymology

even-bishop

Today it means: A co-bishop; a coadjutor bishop. Full definition →

Middle English *evenbishop ← Old English efenbisceop
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  1. Old English · inherited fromefenbisceop“a co-bishop”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*evenbishop
  3. English todayeven-bishop

From Middle English *evenbishop, from Old English efenbisceop (“a co-bishop”), equivalent to even- + bishop.

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