episcopate

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) Bishops seen as a group.
 * The American Roman Catholic episcopate meets regularly.
 * 1) The tenure in office of a bishop.
 * Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.
 * 1)  A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.

Translations

 * Esperanto: episkoparo,  geepiskopoj,  virepiskoparo,  episkopinaro
 * German:, Weltepiskopat
 * Ido:
 * Volapük: bijopef,  hibijopef,  jibijopef

Verb

 * 1)  To act as a bishop.