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diocesan

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di⋅oc⋅e⋅san

  [dahy-os-uh-suhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a diocese.
–noun
2. one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
3. the bishop in charge of a diocese.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME (< AF) < ML dioecēsānus. See diocese, -an
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di·oc·e·san   (dī-ŏs'ĭ-sən)   
adj.  Of or relating to a diocese.
n.  The bishop of a diocese.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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