episcopate
/ɪˈpɪskəpət/noun
1- the office or term of office of a bishop主教职位（或任期）。
1.1
the episcopate
the bishops of a church or region collectively总称主教, 主教团。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus 'made a bishop', from episcopus 'bishop', from Greek episkopos 'overseer' （see BISHOP）.