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Webster 1913 Edition


Episcopy

E-pis′co-py

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]. See
Bishop
.]
1.
Survey; superintendence.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
Episcopacy.
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Episcopy

EPIS'COPY

,
Noun.
Survey; superintendence; search.

Definition 2024


episcopy

episcopy

English

Noun

episcopy (plural episcopies)

  1. (obsolete) survey; superintendence
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  2. (obsolete) episcopacy
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