Bishop

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English

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Etymology

From bishop.

Proper noun

Bishop (countable and uncountable, plural Bishops)

  1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation.
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Inyo County, California; named for nearby Bishop Creek, itself named for early settler Samuel Addison Bishop.
    2. A city in Texas; named for landowner F. Z. Bishop.
    3. A town in Georgia; named for local landowner W. H. Bishop.
    4. An unincorporated community in Illinois; named for landowner Henry Bishop.
    5. An unincorporated community in Maryland.
    6. An unincorporated community in Virginia and West Virginia.
    7. A ghost town in Washington; named for two early settlers.

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Noun

Bishop (plural Bishops)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bishop, particularly as a title or term of address.
  2. A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during World War II, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.

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