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bishoply¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English bisshoply, from Old English biscoplīc (“episcopal”) equivalent to bishop + -ly.

adjective more bishoply · most bishoply

  1. Like, relating to, or characteristic of a bishop bishoply power

    Similar: bishoplike, episcopal

bishoply²

Where it comes from

From bishop + -ly.

adverb more bishoply · most bishoply

  1. rare In the manner of a bishop. And such, for the most part, live naughtily, carnally, fleshly, viciously, pompously, worldly, and not bishoply nor priestly. For they came not in by God, nor by grace.

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

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@misc{bishoply_2026,
  title = {bishoply},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bishoply},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}