EPIS'COPATE, noun A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
1. The order of bishops.
EPIS'COPATE, verb intransitive To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.