单词 | prince bishopric |
释义 | > as lemmasprince ˈbishopric prince ˈbishopric n. the position or area of jurisdiction of a prince bishop. ΚΠ 1851 C. Kingsley Yeast xiv. 276 They promised him something—some prince-bishopric perhaps. 1892 Times 2 Mar. 10/2 You might as well want to restore the ecclesiastic electorate of Cologne or the prince bishopric of Liege. 1917 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 18 Aug. At intervals of many years the old Prince Bishopric of Treves, wakens out of its half-slumbering condition and becomes the center of a great pilgrimage. 1956 T. Maynard St. Benedict & his Monks x. 148 Its [sc. Fulda's] abbot..subsequently ranked as a prince of the Empire, the prince-bishopric being established again in 1752. 1999 Past & Present No. 165. 41 Liège..was an independent prince-bishopric belonging to the Reichskirche, and not part of the Habsburg Netherlands. < as lemmas |
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