fyrstbiskop

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From fyrste (“prince”) +‎ biskop (“bishop”), from German Fürstbischof.

Noun

fyrstbiskop m (definite singular fyrstbiskopen, indefinite plural fyrstbiskoper, definite plural fyrstbiskopene)

(historical) prince-bishop, a bishop who also held a secular princely rank.

References

“fyrstbiskop” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fyrste (“prince”) +‎ biskop (“bishop”), from German Fürstbischof.

Noun

fyrstbiskop m (definite singular fyrstbiskopen, indefinite plural fyrstbiskopar, definite plural fyrstbiskopane)

(historical) prince-bishop, a bishop who also held a secular princely rank.

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