Definition of bishop

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Bishop (n.) An old name for a woman's bustle.

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Faldistory :: Faldistory (n.) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative..
Gremial :: Gremial (n.) A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests..
Visitation :: Visitation (n.) Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop..
Episcopalian :: Episcopalian (a.) Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church..
Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar..
Cross-bearer :: Cross-bearer (n.) A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions.
Crook :: Crook (n.) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.
Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop..
Metropolitan :: Metropolitan (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority..
Episcopate :: Episcopate (v. i.) To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool.
Episcopicide :: Episcopicide (n.) The killing of a bishop.
Goutwort :: Goutwort (n.) A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Aegopodium Podagraria); -- called also bishop's weed, ashweed, and herb gerard..
Almoner :: Almoner (n.) One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc..
Episcopal :: Episcopal (a.) Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop..
Palace :: Palace (n.) The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.
Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another..
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