Chorepiscopus
Pronunciation : Cho`re*pis"co*pus
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. Bishop.] (Eccl.)
Definition : Defn: A "country" or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
pl. Chorepiscopi.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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