— episcopally , adv.
/i pis"keuh peuhl/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to a bishop: episcopal authority.
2. based on or recognizing a governing order of bishops: an episcopal hierarchy.
3. ( cap. ) designating the Anglican Church or some branch of it, as the Episcopal Church in America.
n.
4. ( cap. ) Informal. an Episcopalian.
[ 1425-75; late ME episcopalis. See BISHOP, -AL 1 ]