Main Entry:: bish·op
Pronunciation:: \ˈbi-shəp\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English bisshop, from Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos, literally, overseer, from epi- + skeptesthai to look — more at spy
Date:: before 12th century

1: one having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision: as a: an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese b: any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other clergy c: a Mormon high priest presiding over a ward or over all other bishops and over the Aaronic priesthood 2: either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move diagonally across any number of adjoining unoccupied squares3: mulled port wine flavored with roasted oranges and cloves

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