BISHOPRIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

Synonyms:

bishopric; diocese; episcopate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("bishopric" is a kind of...):

jurisdiction (in law; the territory within which power can be exercised)

Meronyms (parts of "bishopric"):

see (the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located)

parish (the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bishopric"):

archdiocese (the diocese of an archbishop)

eparchy; exarchate (a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church)