episcopatus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ĕpīscŏpātus, ūs, m. [episcopus],

the office and dignity of a bishop , episcopate , Tert. Bapt. 17; Amm. 27, 3, 12; Vulg. Psa. 108, 7 al.