bishopdom
bishopdom · bishopdoms
Synonym of bishopricSynonym of bishopric.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, countable, uncountable)Synonym of bishopric.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Synonym of episcopate.
Origin
From Middle English bischopdom, from Old English bisċopdōm, bisċeopdōm, bisċepdōm (“the prFrom Middle English bischopdom, from Old English bisċopdōm, bisċeopdōm, bisċepdōm (“the province of a bishop; a bishopric”), from Proto-West Germanic *biskopadōm, equivalent to bishop + -dom. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bisdum (“bishopdom”), West Frisian bisdom (“bishopdom”), Dutch bisdom (“bishopdom”), German Bistum (“bishopdom”), Danish bispedømme (“bishopdom”), Swedish biskopsdöme (“bishopdom”), Icelandic biskupsdæmur, biskupsdæmi (“bishopdom”).
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Forms
plural: bishopdoms| Singular | bishopdom |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable