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Noun: bishop  bi-shup
  1. A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be a successor of the twelve Apostles of Christ
    "The bishop presided over the ordination ceremony for new priests"
     
  2. Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
    "They served hot bishop at the Christmas party"
     
  3. (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same colour
    "She sacrificed her bishop to protect her queen"

Derived forms: bishops

Type of: chess piece, chessman, mulled wine, priest

Encyclopedia: Bishop, Matthew