diocise

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • diocis, diosis, diosise, diecise, dioces, diocese, diocesi, deosie, diosie

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).

Noun

diocise (plural diocises)

  1. (Christianity) diocese (group of parishes administered by a bishop)

Descendants

  • English: diocese

References

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