"diocesan" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dʌɪˈɒsɪsən/ [UK], /daɪˈɑsɪsən/ [US]
Etymology: From Middle French diocesain. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|diocesain}} Middle French diocesain Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diocesan (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a diocese. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: inter-diocesan Translations (pertaining to a diocese): diocesà (Catalan), diecézní (Czech), diocésain (French), diocesano (Galician), diocesano (Italian), dgiocésain (Norman), diecezjalny (Polish), diocesano (Portuguese), diecezan [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), diocesano (Spanish), stifts- (Swedish), diyosesano (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-diocesan-en-adj-Of2FYqfU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 9 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 80 8 12

Noun

IPA: /dʌɪˈɒsɪsən/ [UK], /daɪˈɑsɪsən/ [US] Forms: diocesans [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French diocesain. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|diocesain}} Middle French diocesain Head templates: {{en-noun}} diocesan (plural diocesans)
  1. The bishop of a diocese.
    Sense id: en-diocesan-en-noun-H4zfuMMT
  2. An inhabitant of a diocese. Translations (inhabitant of a diocese): diecezjanin [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-diocesan-en-noun-ru0twIS3 Disambiguation of 'inhabitant of a diocese': 20 80

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