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BISHOPRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bishopry mean?
• BISHOPRY (noun)
The noun BISHOPRY has 1 sense:
1. the office and dignity of a bishop
Familiarity information: BISHOPRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office and dignity of a bishop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bishopry; episcopate
Hypernyms ("bishopry" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
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