Topic: BOARD GAMES
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos 'person in charge, bishop', from epi- 'over' + skeptesthai 'to look' |
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bish‧op W3
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[countable]1RRC a priest with a high rank in some Christian religions, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area : the Bishop of Durham
the Bishop of Durham2DGB a piece in the game of chess that can be moved sideways over any number of squares of the same colour
