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A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.
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v. t.
To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth.
v. t.
To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop.
n.
The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bishop
a.
Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop.
n.
Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop.
imp. & p. p.
of Bishop
n.
A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
imp. & p. p.
of Bishop
n.
One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into fiefs, and became feudal nobles.
n.
In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see.
adv.
In the manner of a bishop.
v. t.
To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
a.
Bishoplike; episcopal.
n.
A bishop's seat or see.
n.
A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bishop
n.
Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
n.
An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc.
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