bishop

bish-op · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese.

  2. 2.

    A chess piece that moves diagonally across the board.

Forms

plural: bishops

Related words

See also: chess, church, pope, priest
Synonyms: prelate

Etymology

From Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos ("overseer"), from epi- ("over") + skopos ("watcher").