bishop
bishop Lexical Profile
bishop Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A senior member of the Christian clergy who is usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
"The bishop presided over the annual confirmation ceremony at the historic cathedral."
A chess piece, typically topped with a miter-shaped design, that moves diagonally any number of unobstructed squares of the same color.
"She sacrificed her knight to open a diagonal line for her white-squared bishop."
Any of several small African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, the males of which develop striking bright red or yellow and black breeding plumage.
"During the rainy season, the male southern red bishop displays its brilliant scarlet and black feathers among the reeds."
A hot, spiced mulled punch made with red wine, sugar, and roasted oranges or lemons.
"After their long walk in the snow, the guests warmed themselves by the fire with mugs of hot spiced bishop."
• verb
To file, burn, or alter the teeth of an older horse in order to make it appear younger than it actually is (a historical term in horse dealing).
"Unscrupulous horse dealers would sometimes bishop an aging animal's teeth before an auction."
• Rhymes for bishop
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English biscop, derived via Vulgar Latin from Late Latin episcopus, and ultimately from Ancient Greek episkopos, meaning 'overseer' or 'guardian' (from epi- 'over' and skopos 'watcher').
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