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e·pis·co·pal / iˈpiskəpəl/ • adj. of a bishop or bishops: episcopal power. ∎  (of a church) governed by or having bishops.DERIVATIVES: e·pis·co·pal·ism / -ˌlizəm/ n.e·pis·co·pal·ly adv.

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episcopal XV. — (O)F. épiscopal or ecclL. episcopālis, f. episcopus BISHOP; see -AL1.
Hence episcopalian XVIII, episcopally XVI. So episcopacy, episcopate XVII.

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