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A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.

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  1. n. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
  2. n. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.
  3. n. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
  4. 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. BISHOP'S CAP Bish"op's cap`. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow.
  5. A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow.
  6. n:100 n the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop