unbishop

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *unbishopen (suggested by past participle unbishoped, unbisschoped), equivalent to un- +‎ bishop. === Verb === unbishop (third-person singular simple present unbishops, present participle unbishoping or unbishopping, simple past and past participle unbishoped or unbishopped) (transitive) To deprive (e.g. a city etc.) of a bishop. (transitive) To deprive (a clergyman) of episcopal dignity or rights. === References === “unbishop”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.