chorepiscopus Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cho`re*pis"co*pus noun

Etymology

L., fr. Gr. , , place, country + bishop. Cf. Bishop.

Wordforms

plural Chorepiscopi

Definitions

1. (Eccl.) A "country" or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.