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unbishop en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English *unbishopen (suggested by past participle unbishoped, unbisschoped), equivalent to un- + bishop.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To deprive (e.g. a city etc.) of a bishop.
  2. (transitive) To deprive (a clergyman) of episcopal dignity or rights.
    • Then he unbishops himself. 1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unbishops Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unbishoping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbishopping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbishopped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbishopped Tense=Past lexicographic
unbishoped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbishoped Tense=Past lexicographic