Bish"op*ric (&?;), n. [AS. bisceoprce; bisceop bishop + rce dominion. See -ric.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. Acts i. 20.
Bish"op's cap` (&?;). (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow.
Bish"op sleeve` (&?;). A wide sleeve, once worn by women.
Bish"op's length` (&?;). A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.
Bish"op-stool` (&?;), n. A bishop's seat or see.
Bish"op's-weed` (&?;), n. (Bot.) (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. (b) Goutweed (Ægopodium podagraria).
Bish"op's-wort` (&?;), n. (Bot.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush.