[bish.op] n [ME bisshop, fr. OE bisceop, fr. LL episcopus, fr. Gk episkopos, lit., overseer, fr. epi- + skeptesthai to look--more at spy] (bef. 12c) 1: one having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision: as a: an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese b: any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other clergy c: a Mormon high priest presiding over a ward or over all other bishops and over the Aaronic priesthood
2: either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move diagonally across any number of adjoining unoccupied squares
3: mulled port wine flavored with roasted oranges and cloves