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Meaning of bishopess | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
bɪʃ.əˈpɛs

Definitions

  1. A female bishop.
  2. The wife of a bishop.

Equivalents

Deutsch Bischöfin
Esperanto episkopino
Español obispa
Suomi piispatar
Français évêchesse
Italiano vescova vescovessa
Português bispa episcopisa
Русский епи́скопесса

Examples

“Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bishophood bishoplet bishopling Bishopric bishoprick Bishoprics

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