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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bishopric \Bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. bisceopr[=i]ce; bisceop bishop + r[=i]ce dominion. See {-ric}.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. 2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. --Acts i. 20. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bishopric n : the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: {diocese}]
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