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bishop

bish.op \'bish-*p\ n [ME bisshop, fr. OE bisceop, fr. LL episcopus fr. Gk 
   episk]opos, lit., overseer, fr. epi - + skeptesthai to look - more at SPY 
   1: one having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision : as  1a: an Eastern, 
   Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Episcopal clergyman ranking ab ove a priest, 
   having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese 
   1b: any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other cler 
   gy 1c: a Mormon high priest presidng over a ward or over all other bishops 
   and  over the Aaronic priesthood 2: a chess piece that can move diagonally 
   across any number of unoccupied s quares 3: a mulled beverage of port wine 
   flavored with roasted orange and cloves