"bishopess" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɪʃ.əˈpɛs/ Forms: bishopesses [plural]
Etymology: From bishop + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bishop|ess|nocat=1}} bishop + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} bishopess (plural bishopesses)
  1. A female bishop. Translations (female bishop): eskobez [feminine] (Breton), bisbessa [feminine] (Catalan), biskupka [feminine] (Czech), episkopino (Esperanto), évêchesse [feminine] (French), Bischöfin [feminine] (German), vescova [feminine] (Italian), vescovessa [feminine] (Italian), bispa [feminine] (Portuguese), episcopisa [feminine] (Portuguese), episcopă [feminine] (Romanian), епи́скопесса (jepískopessa) [feminine] (Russian), obispa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bishopess-en-noun-hY3pSF3v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), English terms suffixed with -ess (wife), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (wife): 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'female bishop': 94 6
  2. The wife of a bishop. Translations (wife of a bishop): episkopedzino (Esperanto), piispatar (Finnish), évêchesse [feminine] (French), Bischöfin [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bishopess-en-noun-erpGirNl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'wife of a bishop': 6 94

Inflected forms

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