1.A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. "Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." "It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently "bishop" and "elder" or "presbyter.""
2.In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see.
3.In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents.
4.A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; formerly called archer.
5.A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar.
6.An old name for a woman's bustle. (U. S.) "If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone, A genuine lady, or a church, is known."
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