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7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
originFrom Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).
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