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Episcopate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The collective body of bishops.
(2):
(n.) The time of a bishop's rule.
(3):
(v. i.) To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
(4):
(n.) A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Episcopate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/episcopate.html. 1828.