bischop

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bisschop, bisshop, byschop, bishup, busshop, bushop, busschop, bysshop, bissop, biscop, bisscopp === Etymology === From Old English bisċop, from Latin episcopus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiʃup/ === Noun === bischop (plural bischoppes) bishop (clergy member that heads a diocese) 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Acts xx. 28 A clergy member ranking a bishop or higher. A high priest or other ranking non-Christian religious official. (by extension) Any spiritual leader. ==== Related terms ==== bischophod bischopriche erchebischop ==== Descendants ==== English: bishop (see there for further descendants) Scots: bishop ==== References ==== “bishop, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.