'Episcopate' definitions:
Definition of 'episcopate'
(from WordNet)
noun
The term of office of a bishop
noun
noun
The collective body of bishops [syn: episcopacy, episcopate]
noun
The office and dignity of a bishop [syn: bishopry, episcopate]
Definition of 'Episcopate'
From: GCIDE
- Episcopate \E*pis"co*pate\, n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. ['e]piscopat. See Bishop.]
- 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The collective body of bishops. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The time of a bishop's rule. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Episcopate'
From: GCIDE
- Episcopate \E*pis"co*pate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Feeding the flock episcopating. --Milton. [1913 Webster]