bishopess

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bishopess

/bɪʃ.əˈpɛs/

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From bishop + -ess.

noun bishopesses

A female bishop. Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.
The wife of a bishop.

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noun female bishop

Español	obispa
Português	bispa, episcopisa
Français	évêchesse
Deutsch	Bischöfin
Italiano	vescova, vescovessa
Română	episcopă
Русский	епи́скопесса jepískopessa

noun wife of a bishop

Français	évêchesse
Deutsch	Bischöfin

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

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Chicago

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

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@misc{bishopess_2026,
  title = {bishopess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bishopess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}