bishopric Syllabification: (bish·op·ric)Pronunciation: /ˈbiSHəprik/Definition of bishopric noun the office or rank of a bishop. a district under a bishop’s control; a diocese. Origin: Old English bisceoprīce, from bisceop (see bishop) + rīce 'realm'bishopric in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bishopric in the British & World English dictionary
