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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Episcopate

E-pis'co-pate, n.

noun

(44), n. [Lat. episcopatus, Fr. épiscopat.]

  1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
  2. The collective body of bishops.

E-pĭs'co-pāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] “Feeding the flock and episcopating.” Milton.