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episcopate
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Episcopate \E*pis"co*pate\, n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. ['e]piscopat. See Bishop .] A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. The collective body of bishops. The time of a bishop's rule.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 bishop seen as a group. 2 The tenure in office of a bishop. 3 (context rare English) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Episcopate can refer to the rank or fact of being a bishop a group of bishops that together form a historical episcopate episcopal polity , a form of organization of a Christian church