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1. A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
    
2. Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
    
3. (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same colour

Derived forms: bishops

See also: episcopal

Type of: chess piece, chessman, mulled wine, priest

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