quasiepiscopal
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episcopal (ɪˈpɪskəpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, denoting, governed by, or relating to a bishop or bishops | |
| [C15: from Church Latin episcopālis, from episcopus | |
| e'piscopally | |
| —adv | |
| Episcopal (ɪˈpɪskəpəl) | |
| —adj | |
| belonging to or denoting the Episcopal Church | |
| E'piscopally | |
| —adv | |
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episcopal
mid-15c., from M.Fr. episcopal, from L.L. episcopalis, from L. episcopus (see bishop). Sense of a church governed by bishops is 1752. With a capital -E-, the ordinary designation of the Anglican church in the U.S. and Scotland.
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