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CHOREPISCOPUS
Cho `
re
*
pis
"
co
*
pus,
n.;
pl.
Chorepiscopi.
Etym:
[L.,
fr.
Gr.
Bishop.
]
(Eccl.)
Defn: A "
country
"
or
suffragan
bishop,
appointed
in
the
ancient
church
by
a
diocesan
bishop
to
exercise
episcopal
jurisdiction
in
a
rural
district.