Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Episcopal"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.
F. ['e]piscopal. See {Bishop}.]
1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.

2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal
jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Episcopal
adj 1: (religion) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the
Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarachy"; "married
by an Episcopalian minister" [syn: {Episcopal}, {Episcopalian}]
2: denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops


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