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diocesan

Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈɒsɪs(ə)n/
Definition of diocesan

adjective

  • of or concerning a diocese.

noun

  • the bishop of a diocese.

Origin:

late Middle English: from French diocésain, from medieval Latin diocesanus, from Latin dioecesis (see diocese)

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