cobishop

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English

Etymology

From co- +‎ bishop.

Noun

cobishop (plural cobishops)

  1. A joint or coadjutant bishop.
    • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. , London: D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe , →OCLC:
      Valerius made use of Austin as a Co-Bishop

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