Diocese
['daɪəsɪs]
Definition
(n.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.
Typist: Rachel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bishopric, see, jurisdiction or charge of a bishop.
Checked by Groves
Definition
n. the circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction.—adj. Diocesan (dī-os′es-an or dī′ō-sē-san) pertaining to a diocese.—n. a bishop as regards his diocese: one of the clergy in the diocese.
Checker: Salvatore