episcopal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to bishops or to government of a church by bishops

   The denomination retained an episcopal structure headed by regional bishops.

2. 2
   adj

   of or relating to an Episcopal church, especially the Episcopal Church in the United States

   The Episcopal parish held its annual meeting after Sunday worship.

From Middle English episcopal and Late Latin episcopalis, from episcopus ('bishop'), itself from Greek episkopos ('overseer'), formed from epi- ('over') + skopos ('watcher').

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