What does bishopric mean?
Bishopric means A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs..
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/ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ · noun
A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs..
Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
Iohn Fiſher Biſhop of Rocheſter, when the King [Henry VII of England] would have tranſlated him from that poore Biſhopricke to a better, he refuſed, saying: He would not forſake his poore little olde wife, with whom he had ſo long lived.
Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy
Use bishopric when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bishopric means A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs..
Common synonyms include diocese, bishopry, bishopdom, bishopship.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.
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