e·pis·co·pate
noun/ɪˈpɪskəpət/
/ɪˈpɪskəpət/
[usually singular] (religion)- the episcopatethe bishops of a particular church or area
主教团（统称某教会或地区的主教） - the job of bishop or the period of time during which somebody is bishop
主教职位；主教任期
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus ‘made a bishop’, from episcopus ‘bishop’, from Greek episkopos ‘overseer’, from epi ‘above’ + -skopos ‘-looking’.