[epis.co.pal] adj [ME, fr. LL episcopalis, fr. episcopus bishop--more at bishop] (15c) 1: of or relating to a bishop
2: of, having, or constituting government by bishops 3 cap: of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church representing the Anglican communion in the U.S. -- epis.co.pal.ly adv Episcopal n (1752): episcopalian