Episcopate

Definition:

(n.) A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
(n.) The collective body of bishops.
(n.) The time of a bishop's rule.
(v. i.) To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.

Compare episcopate with other words:

apostolicity vs. episcopate

diocese vs. episcopate

episcopate vs. office

episcopate vs. tenure

episcopacy vs. episcopate