bishopdom

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bishopdom

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From Middle English bischopdom, from Old English bisċopdōm, bisċeopdōm, bisċepdōm (“the province of a bishop; a bishopric”), from Proto-West Germanic *biskopadōm, equivalent to bishop + -dom. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bisdum (“bishopdom”), West Frisian bisdom (“bishopdom”), Dutch bisdom (“bishopdom”), German Bistum (“bishopdom”), Danish bispedømme (“bishopdom”), Swedish biskopsdöme (“bishopdom”), Icelandic biskupsdæmur, biskupsdæmi (“bishopdom”).

noun bishopdoms

archaic, countable, uncountable Synonym of bishopric. See the frowardneſſe of this Man, he would perſwade us that the Succeſſion and divine Right of Biſhopdom hath bin unqueſtionable through all Ages;
Similar: bishopric
archaic, countable, uncountable Synonym of episcopate.
Similar: episcopate

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"bishopdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bishopdom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bishopdom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bishopdom

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"bishopdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bishopdom.

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@misc{bishopdom_2026,
  title = {bishopdom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bishopdom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}