prince bishop

noun

A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.

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Meanings

nounprince bishop (plural prince bishops)

plural prince bishops

  1. A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.

Origin

From prince (“ruler”) + bishop.

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Translations

Dutch prins-bisschop, vorst-bisschop
  • prins-bisschopbishop who also holds a secular princely rank
  • vorst-bisschopbishop who also holds a secular princely rank
Finnish ruhtinaspiispa
  • ruhtinaspiispabishop who also holds a secular princely rank
French prince-évêque
  • prince-évêquebishop who also holds a secular princely rank
German Fürstbischof, Fürsterzbischof
  • Fürstbischofbishop who also holds a secular princely rank
  • Fürsterzbischofbishop who also holds a secular princely rank
Norwegian fyrstbiskop
  • fyrstbiskopbishop who also holds a secular princely rank
Romanian prinț-episcop
  • prinț-episcopbishop who also holds a secular princely rank
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Chicago

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