UNBISHOP

Etymology

Verb

unbishop (third-person singular simple present unbishops, present participle unbishoping, simple past and past participle unbishoped)

(transitive) To deprive (a city etc.) of a bishop.

(transitive) To deprive (a clergyman) of episcopal dignity or rights.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*bish"op, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bishop.]

Definition: To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights. [R.] "Then he unbishops himself." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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