Defn: By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.
EPISCOPANT
E*pis"co*pant, n.
Defn: A bishop. [Obs.] Milton.
EPISCOPARIAN
E*pis`co*pa"ri*an, a.
Defn: Episcopal. [R.] Wood.
EPISCOPATE E*pis"co*pate, n. Etym: [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. épiscopat. See Bishop.]
1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
2. The collective body of bishops.
3. The time of a bishop's rule.
EPISCOPATE
E*pis"co*pate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Episcopating.]