even-bishop

noun

A co-bishop; a coadjutor bishop.

OriginMiddle English *evenbishop ← Old English efenbisceop →
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Meanings

nouneven-bishop (plural even-bishops)

plural even-bishops

  1. A co-bishop; a coadjutor bishop.

Origin

  1. Old Englishefenbisceop“a co-bishop”
  2. Middle English*evenbishop
  3. Englisheven-bishop

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

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Chicago

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