Choˊre-pis′co-pus
,
;
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
χῶρος
,
χώρα
, place, country + [GREEK] bishop. Cf.
Bishop
.]
(Eccl.)
A “country” or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.