cobishop

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

co- +‎ bishop

Noun[edit]

cobishop (plural cobishops)

  1. A joint or coadjutant bishop.
    • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. [], London: [] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe [], →OCLC:
      Valerius [] made use of Austin as a Co-Bishop

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