1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York.
2. pl.
Defn: The clergy or the people of a diocese. Strype.
DIOCESE Di"o*cese, n.; pl. Dioceses. Etym: [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. diocése, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. Economy.] (Eccl.)
Defn: The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess.]
DIOCESENER
Di`o*ce"se*ner, n.
Defn: One who belongs to a diocese. [Obs.] Bacon.
DIODON
Di"o*don, n. Etym: [Gr. diodon.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. fishes, and sea hedgehogs.