episcopacy
/ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
1- government of a Church by bishops(教会的)主教制, 主教统辖制度。
1.1
the episcopacy
the bishops of a region or church collectively总称主教。
1.2
- another term for EPISCOPATE.
词源
mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus 'episcopate', on the pattern of prelacy.