BISHOPRIC


Meaning of BISHOPRIC in English

/bish"euhp rik/ , n.

the see, diocese, or office of a bishop.

[ bef. 900; ME bisshoprike, OE biscoprice, equiv. to biscop BISHOP + rice realm; see RICH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .