E*pis"co*pate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.]
Feeding the flock episcopating.
Milton.
E*pis"co*pi*cide (?), n. [L. episcopus bishop + caedere to kill.] The killing of a bishop.
E*pis"co*pize (?), v. t. To make a bishop of by consecration. Southey.
E*pis"co*pize, v. i. To perform the duties of a bishop.
E*pis"co*py (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?;. See Bishop.] 1. Survey; superintendence. [Obs.] Milton.