1. (a.) Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
2. (a.) Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
Thesaurus Entries
abbatial, abbatical, archiepiscopal, canonical, capitular, capitulary, churchly, clerical, ecclesiastic, episcopalian, evangelistic, ministerial, pastoral, prelatial, prelatic, priest-ridden, priestish, priestly, rabbinic, sacerdotal, ultramontane
