‖Cho′re‐pis″co‐pus (?), n.; pl.Chorepiscopi (#). [L., fr. Gr. �; χω̑ροσ, χώρα, place, country + � bishop. Cf. Bishop.] (Eccl.) A “country” or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.