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[1] a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of the ministry.
[2] a spiritual supervisor, overseer, or the like.
[3] Chess . one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any unobstructed distance diagonally, one on white squares and the other on black.
[4] a hot drink made of port wine, oranges, cloves, etc.
[5] Also called bishop bird . any of several colorful African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, often kept as pets.
[6] to appoint to the office of bishop.
[7] any African weaverbird of the genus Euplectes (or Pyromelana ), the males of which have black plumage marked with red or yellow
[8] (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox Churches) a clergyman having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church See also suffragan Related adjective: episcopal
[9] (in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches
[10] a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour
[11] mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc
[12] Elizabeth . 1911–79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
Words nearby Bishopbird
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Origin of Bishopbird
efore 900; Middle English; Old English bisc(e)op < Vulgar Latin *ebiscopus, for Late Latin episcopus < Greek epískopos overseer, equivalent to epi- epi- + skopós watcher; see scope
Other words from Bishopbird
bish·op·less , adjective
bish·op·like , adjective
un·der·bish·op , noun
Word origin for Bishopbird
Old English biscop , from Late Latin epīscopus , from Greek episkopos , from epi- + skopos watcher