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Diocesan :: Diocesan (n.) A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York..

Archiepiscopate :: Archiepiscopate (n.) The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.

Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.

Monseigneur :: Monseigneur (n.) My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.).

Intercessor :: Intercessor (n.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed..

Archiepiscopacy :: Archiepiscopacy (n.) That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.

Bullwort :: Bullwort (n.) See Bishop's-weed.

Admission :: Admission (n.) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

Bishop Sleeve :: Bishop sleeve () A wide sleeve, once worn by women..

College :: College (n.) A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops..

Berkeleian :: Berkeleian (a.) Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy..

Chapter :: Chapter (n.) A bishop's council.

Faldistory :: Faldistory (n.) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.

Priscillianist :: Priscillianist (n.) A follower of Priscillian, bishop of Avila in Spain, in the fourth century, who mixed various elements of Gnosticism and Manicheism with Christianity..

Procuration :: Procuration (n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy..

Verger :: Verger (n.) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc..

Patriarch :: Patriarch (n.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch..

Episcopate :: Episcopate (v. i.) To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.

Eusebian :: Eusebian (n.) A follower of Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, who was a friend and protector of Arius..

Bustle :: Bustle (n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure..

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