bishopess

English

Etymology

bishop +‎ -ess

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɪʃ.əpˌɛs/

Noun

bishopess (plural bishopesses)

A female bishop.
- 2003, Patrick Collinson, Elizabethans:
  Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.
The wife of a bishop.

Translations

female bishop

Breton: eskobez f
Catalan: bisbessa (ca) f
Czech: biskupka f
Esperanto: episkopino
French: évêchesse (fr) f
German: Bischöfin (de) f
Italian: vescova f, vescovessa f
Portuguese: bispa (pt) f, episcopisa f
Romanian: episcopă f
Russian: епи́скопесса f (jepískopessa)
Spanish: obispa (es) f

wife of a bishop

Esperanto: episkopedzino
Finnish: piispatar
French: évêchesse (fr) f
German: Bischöfin (de) f

References

“bishopess”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“bishopess”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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