Noun: bischop
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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Al the folk in which the Hooly Gost sette ȝou bischopis.
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[Compare Tyndale oversears, Cranmer ouersears, Geneva Ouersears, Douay bishops, KJV ouerseers, ERV bishops with the marginal gloss or overseers.] [1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Acts xx. 28]
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Crist veriest bischop of alle. [c. 1383, John Wyclif, Selected Works, III. 310:]
Etymology
From Old English bisċop, from Latin episcopus. See: Latin Nouns '
episcopus'.
Verbs referencing "bischop"
English Nouns
bishop.
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