D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Episcopacy

· E·pis·co·pa·cy · IPA /ɪˈpɪskəpəsi/
01 n. Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom th…
  1. 1.
    Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.