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 epis·co·pate /ɪˈpɪskəpət, ˌpet/
 主教之職

 E·pis·co·pate n.
 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
 2. The collective body of bishops.
 3. The time of a bishop's rule.

 E·pis·co·pate v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.]
    Feeding the flock episcopating.   --Milton.
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