# bishopric

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ · frequency rank #48,623

## Definitions
1. A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
2. The office or function of a bishop.

## Etymology
From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbishopric`, `bihsopric`, `bishhopric`, `bishopirc`, `bishoppric`, `bishoprci`, `bishopricc`, `bishoprric`, `bishorpic`, `bishporic`, `bisohpric`, `bisshopric`, `bsihopric`, `ibshopric`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bishopric