"Bishopdom" is a word in ENGLISH

In English law. A court belonging to the Archbishop of Can-terbury, having jurisdiction of matters of form only, as the …

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

In ecclesiastical law. The diocese of a bishop, or the circuit in which he has jurisdiction; the office of a …

A \"country\" or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a …

An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence …

The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.

The territorial extent of a bishop’s jurisdiction. The circuit of every bishop’s jurisdiction. Co. Litt. 94; 1 Bl. Comm. 111

A county palatine in Eng-land, the Jurisdictlon of which was vested in the Bishop of Durham until the statute 6 …

Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.

An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.

One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman …

A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.

Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. …