'Bishopric' definitions:
Definition of 'bishopric'
(from WordNet)
noun
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: diocese, bishopric, episcopate]
Definition of 'Bishopric'
From: GCIDE
- Bishopric \Bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. bisceopr[imac]ce; bisceop bishop + r[imac]ce dominion. See -ric.]
- 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. --Acts i. 20. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bishopric'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbacy,
- aedileship,
- archbishopric,
- archdeaconry,
- archdiocese,
- archiepiscopacy,
- archiepiscopate,
- aristocracy,
- arrondissement,
- bailiwick,
- bishopdom,
- borough,
- canonicate,
- canonry,
- canton,
- cardinalship,
- chairmanship,
- chancellery,
- chancellorate,
- chancellorship,
- chaplaincy,
- chaplainship,
- chiefery,
- chiefry,
- chieftaincy,
- chieftainry,
- chieftainship,
- city,
- commune,
- conference,
- congressional district,
- constablewick,
- consulate,
- consulship,
- county,
- curacy,
- deaconry,
- deaconship,
- deanery,
- deanship,
- departement,
- dictatorship,
- dictature,
- diocese,
- directorship,
- district,
- duchy,
- electoral district,
- electorate,
- emirate,
- episcopacy,
- episcopate,
- government,
- governorship,
- hamlet,
- headship,
- hegemony,
- hierarchy,
- hundred,
- Kreis,
- leadership,
- lordship,
- magistracy,
- magistrateship,
- magistrature,
- masterdom,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- mayoralty,
- mayorship,
- metropolis,
- metropolitan area,
- metropolitanate,
- metropolitanship,
- nobility,
- oblast,
- okrug,
- papacy,
- parish,
- pashadom,
- pashalic,
- pastorate,
- pastorship,
- patriarchate,
- patriarchy,
- pontificality,
- pontificate,
- popedom,
- popehood,
- popeship,
- prebend,
- prebendaryship,
- precinct,
- prefectship,
- prefecture,
- prelacy,
- prelateship,
- prelature,
- premiership,
- presbyterate,
- presbytery,
- presidency,
- presidentship,
- primacy,
- prime-ministership,
- prime-ministry,
- princedom,
- princeship,
- principality,
- proconsulate,
- proconsulship,
- protectorate,
- protectorship,
- province,
- provostry,
- provostship,
- rectorate,
- rectorship,
- regency,
- regentship,
- region,
- riding,
- ruling class,
- see,
- seigniory,
- seneschalship,
- seneschalsy,
- sheikhdom,
- sheriffalty,
- sheriffcy,
- sheriffdom,
- sheriffwick,
- shire,
- shrievalty,
- soke,
- stake,
- state,
- supervisorship,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- synod,
- territory,
- town,
- township,
- tribunate,
- vicariate,
- vicarship,
- village,
- vizierate,
- viziership,
- wapentake,
- ward