Defn: To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.]
Feeding the flock episcopating. Milton.
EPISCOPICIDE
E*pis"co*pi*cide, n. Etym: [L. episcopus bishop + caedere to kill.]
Defn: The killing of a bishop.
EPISCOPIZE
E*pis"co*pize, v. t.
Defn: To make a bishop of by consecration. Southey.
EPISCOPIZE
E*pis"co*pize, v. i.
Defn: To perform the duties of a bishop.
EPISCOPY
E*pis"co*py, n. Etym: [Gr. Bishop.]
1. Survey; superintendence. [Obs.] Milton.
2. Episcopacy. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.