bishop

Words with a similar base: bishop

'bishop'

[bishop.n.01] as in: a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

'bishop'

[bishop.n.02] as in: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves

'bishop'

[bishop.n.03] as in: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

Origins

					bishop (English)
└── bishop (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── biscop (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        ├── biscopus (Latin)
        └── episcopus (Latin)
            ├── επίσκοπος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── ἐπίσκοπος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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