Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Diocesan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F.
dioc['e]sain.]
Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\, n.
1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the
diocesan of New York.
2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diocesan
adj : belonging to or governing a diocese
n : a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
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