- 1a senior priest in charge of the churches and priests in a city or district the Bishop of Newark Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori see archbishop
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- 2a 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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