1 a senior priest in charge of the work of the Church in a city or district:
the Bishop of Oxford * Bishop Harries
seealsoARCHBISHOP
2 a piece used in the game of CHESS that is shaped like a bishop's hat and can move any number of squares in a DIAGONAL line
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