i.p.i.

A form of in partibus infidelium — Of a bishop or see: merely titular, without regular jurisdiction, and serving to assist some other bishop or to act as delegates of the pope where no hierarchy had yet been established.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivei.p.i. (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of in partibus infidelium (“in the regions of unbelievers”).
Cite this entry
APA

i.p.i.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/i.p.i.

MLA

“i.p.i..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/i.p.i.. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “i.p.i.,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/i.p.i..

Source: i.p.i. on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.