Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bishopric \Bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. bisceopr[=i]ce; bisceop bishop
   + r[=i]ce 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.

Source : WordNet®

bishopric
     n : the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: {diocese}]