Episcopate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. The collective body of bishops.


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     3. The time of a bishop's rule.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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           Feeding the flock episcopating.          --Milton.
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