bishopess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɪʃ.əˈpɛs/
Etymology
From bishop + -ess.
Meanings
-
A female bishop.
Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.
2003, Patrick Collinson, Elizabethans:
- The wife of a bishop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bishopesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
fr évêchesse (wife of a bishop) · de Bischöfin (female bishop) · br eskobez (female bishop) · cs biskupka (female bishop) · eo episkopedzino (wife of a bishop) · ca bisbessa (female bishop) · pt episcopisa (female bishop) · de Bischöfin (wife of a bishop) · es obispa (female bishop) · pt bispa (female bishop) · ro episcopă (female bishop) · eo episkopino (female bishop) · it vescovessa (female bishop) · ru епи́скопесса (female bishop) · it vescova (female bishop) · fr évêchesse (female bishop) · fi piispatar (wife of a bishop)