bishoprick

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A form of bishopric — A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.

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Meanings

nounbishoprick (plural bishopricks)

plural bishopricks

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of bishopric.

    Ritson, who was a native of the bishoprick of Durham, tells us that the fairies frequented many parts of it; that they were described as being of the smallest size, and uniformly habited in green.

    1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 309
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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