bishopess
UK /bɪʃ.əˈpɛs/ US /bɪʃ.əˈpɛs/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
A female bishop.
Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.
2
The wife of a bishop.
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