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episcopate

noun epis·co·pate \ i-ˈpi-skə-pət , -ˌpāt \

Definition of episcopate

1 : the rank or office of or term of as a bishop
2 : diocese
3 : the body of bishops (as in a country)

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First Known Use of episcopate

1641

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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