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bishophood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bish-op-hood
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, condition, or office of a bishop.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bischophood, bishophod, bischophad, from Old English bisċophād (“the office or state of a bishop; the episcopate”), equivalent to bishop + -hood.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bischophood, bisċophād

Usage

Questions

What does bishophood mean?
The state, condition, or office of a bishop.
Where does bishophood come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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