bishopric

Etymology

From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).

noun

  1. A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
    Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
    Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance. June 28 2023, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59
  2. The office or function of a bishop.

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