bishoply
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English bisshoply, from Old English biscoplīc (“episcopal”) equivalent to bishop + -ly.
Adjective
bishoply (comparative more bishoply, superlative most bishoply)
- Like, relating to, or characteristic of a bishop; bishoplike; episcopal.
Etymology 2
From bishop + -ly.
Adverb
bishoply (comparative more bishoply, superlative most bishoply)
- In the manner of a bishop.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bishoply in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)