bishop
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- byshop (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English bishop, from Old English biscop (“bishop”), from Proto-Germanic *biskopas, *biskupaz (“bishop”), from Vulgar Latin *biscopus, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epi, “over”) + σκοπέω (skopeō, “I examine”). Cognate with West Frisian biskop (“bishop”), Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), German Bischof (“bishop”), Swedish biskop (“bishop”), Icelandic biskup (“bishop”), Gothic (aipiskaupus, “bishop”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
bishop (plural bishops)
- A high ranking official in the Catholic church who governs a diocese, or a similar official in other denominations and religions. (Occasionally abbreviated as Bp. when used as a title.)
- (chess) A piece that may be moved only diagonally.
- The bishop is confined to squares of a single color.
- (slang) penis (see bash the bishop).
- (slang) sex toy.
[edit] Translations
church official
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chess piece
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[edit] See also
- Appendix:Chess_pieces
- (chess pieces) chessman, chess piece, chess piece, chesspiece; bishop, castle/rook, king, knight, pawn, queen (Category: en:Chess) [edit]
- diocese
- episcopal
- Episcopalian
- patriarch
- primate
- vicar apostolic
