Definition of Episcapacy

Definition of Episcapacy

Episcopacy, the name given to the form of Church government in which there are superior and inferior orders among the clergy, as between that of bishop and that of a presbyter; called also Prelacy.

- Wikipedia

E*pis"co*pa*cy (?), n. [See Episcopate.] Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Government of the church by bishops.
bishops collectively; episcopate

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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