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bish·op / ˈbishəp/ • n. 1. a senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders. 2. (also bishop bird) an African weaverbird, the male of which has red, orange, yellow, or black plumage. • Genus Euplectes, family Ploceidae: several species, including the red bishop (E. orix), which has scarlet plumage with a black face and underparts. 3. a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a miter, that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands.

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