Diocess

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

  Diocese \Di"o*cese\, n.; pl. {Dioceses}. [OE. diocise, OF.
     diocise, F. dioc['e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping,
     administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house,
     manage; dia` through + ? to manage a household, ? a house.
     See {Economy}.] (Eccl.)
     The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the


     district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical
     authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt {diocess}.]
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