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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..

Archiepiscopacy :: Archiepiscopacy (n.) The state or dignity of an archbishop.

Bishoping :: Bishoping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bisho.

Metropolitan :: Metropolitan (n.) The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.

Commendatory :: Commendatory (a.) Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop..

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

Episcopal :: Episcopal (a.) Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church..

Official :: Official (a.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction..

Enthronization :: Enthronization (n.) The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral..

Betroth :: Betroth (v. t.) To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration..

Bishoped :: Bishoped (imp. & p. p.) of Bisho.

Metropolitanate :: Metropolitanate (n.) The see of a metropolitan bishop.

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..

Hierarchy :: Hierarchy (n.) A form of government administered in the church by patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in an inferior degree, by priests..

Bishoply :: Bishoply (adv.) In the manner of a bishop.

Faldstool :: Faldstool (n.) A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church..

Abbot :: Abbot (n.) One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.

Episcopate :: Episcopate (n.) The collective body of bishops.

Crook :: Crook (n.) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.

Metropolitan :: Metropolitan (n.) An archbishop.

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