EPISCOPACY


Meaning of EPISCOPACY in English

/i pis"keuh peuh see/ , n. , pl. episcopacies .

1. government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.

2. episcopate.

[ 1640-50; EPISCOP(ATE) + -ACY ]

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