English Explanatory Dictionary

unbishop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To deprive (e.g. a city etc.) of a bishop.
  2. To deprive (a clergyman) of episcopal dignity or rights.

Word forms

unbishop unbishops unbishoping unbishopping unbishoped unbishopped

Etymology

From Middle English *unbishopen (suggested by past participle unbishoped, unbisschoped), equivalent to un- + bishop.

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