Where Does the Word Bishopric Come from?

Robert Thorne
Robert Thorne
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Bishopric (N.) Old English Bisceoprice "Diocese, Province of a Bishop," from Bishop + Rice "Realm, Dominion, Province," from Proto-Germanic *Rikja "Rule" (From...

Where Does the Word Bishopric Come from?

bishopric (n.)
Old English bisceoprice "diocese, province of a bishop," from bishop + rice "realm, dominion, province," from Proto-Germanic *rikja "rule" (from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," with derivatives meaning "to direct in a straight line," thus "to lead, rule").

What does Bishopric mean?

1 : diocese. 2 : the office of bishop. 3 : the administrative body of a Mormon ward consisting of a bishop and two high priests as counselors.

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