| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bish·op·ric |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b sh  -prk |
| NOUN: | 1. The office or rank of a bishop. 2. The diocese of a bishop. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English bishoprik, from Old English bisceopr ce, the diocese of a bishop : bisceop, bishop; see bishop + rce, realm; see reg- in Appendix I.
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