English word bishop comes from English Bishop
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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| Bishop | English (eng) | , particularly as a title or term of address. A city in California.. A city in Texas.. A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during the Second World War, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.. A surname.. A town in Georgia in the United States. |
| bishop | English (eng) | (UK, colloquial, obsolete) To murder by drowning. |