bishophood

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noun

The state, condition, or office of a bishop.

OriginMiddle English bischophood ← Old English bisċophād →
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Meanings

nounbishophood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state, condition, or office of a bishop.

    I find he was really of religious nature, and thought in secret, in spite of his bishophood, very much in regard to religion as we do.

    1919, James Anthony Froude, Thomas Carlyle

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bishopricepiscopacyepiscopate

Origin

  1. Old Englishbisċophād“the office or state of a bishop; the episcopate”
  2. Middle Englishbischophood
  3. Englishbishophood

From Middle English bischophood, bishophod, bischophad, from Old English bisċophād (“the office or state of a bishop; the episcopate”), equivalent to bishop + -hood.

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APA

bishophood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bishophood

MLA

“bishophood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bishophood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bishophood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bishophood.

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