episcopate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: episcopate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for episcopate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
episcopate n the term of office of a bishop the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop Synonym(s): diocese, bishopric, episcopate the collective body of bishops Synonym(s): episcopacy, episcopate the office and dignity of a bishop Synonym(s): bishopry, episcopate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Episcopate \Epis"copate\, n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. [82]piscopat. See {Bishop}.] 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. 2. The collective body of bishops. 3. The time of a bishop's rule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Episcopate \Epis"copate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Episcopated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Episcopating}.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] Feeding the flock episcopating. --Milton.