e·pis·co·pa·cy
noun/ɪˈpɪskəpəsi/
/ɪˈpɪskəpəsi/
[uncountable]- government of a church by bishops
Topics Religion and festivalsc2主教制(以主教为主体管理教会) Word Originmid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus ‘episcopate’, on the pattern of prelacy.