bischopriche

Middle English

Alternative forms

bispryche, bisshopriche, bissopriche, byschoperyke, byschopryche, byschopryke, bysschopriche

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bisċoprīċe. Equivalent to bischop +‎ -riche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiʃupˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈbiʃupˌriːk(ə)/
(with reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈbiʃuprit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈbiʃuprik(ə)/

Noun

bischopriche (plural bischopriches)

Related terms

Descendants

English: bishopric
Scots: bishoprick

References

“bishop-rīch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.

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