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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Episcopate

· E·pis·co·pate · IPA /ɪˈpɪskəpət/
01 n. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
  1. 1.
    A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
  2. 2.
    The collective body of bishops.
  3. 3.
    The time of a bishop's rule.
02 v. i. To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
imp. & p. p. Episcopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating
  1. 1.
    To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.[Obs.]
    “Feeding the flock episcopating.” — Milton.