Diocesan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F.
     dioc['e]sain.]
     Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\, n.
     1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the
        diocesan of New York.
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     2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diocesan
       adj : belonging to or governing a diocese
       n : a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese