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Word: Bishop
Speech Type: Noun
Old English biscop, bisceop, via Latin from Greek episkopos ‘overseer’, from epi ‘above’ + -skopos ‘-looking’
ˈbɪʃəp
a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
Short Definition:senior member of Christian clergy
an African weaver bird, the male of which has red, orange, yellow, or black plumage.
Short Definition:African weaver bird
a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a mitre, that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands. Each player starts the game with two bishops, one moving on white squares and the other on black.
Short Definition:chess piece
mulled and spiced wine.
Short Definition:mulled wine
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