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Bischop, Bischap, n. Also: bischope, -oip(e, -eop, -ioppe, bischwp, biscop, bichop; byschop(e, -oip, -oippe, byscop, -oip; bishope, bisshope, -hopp, (bissob); bis-, byschap(e, byschep(e, -cepe, -chip, byssep; beschop(e, bechep. [ME. bischop (bisshop, -up), byschop, biscopp, etc., OE. bisceop, biscop (ONhb. also biscob), biscep, L. episcopus.]

1. A bishop.(a) 1375 Barb. i. 354.
The byschop full curtasly Resavyt him Ib. xx. 295.
Bischoppes and prelattis … Assolȝeit him a1400 Leg. S. i. 296.
Of thame mad he biscopis twa 1389 Wemyss Chart. 24.
The byschop of Saynt Androus and the pryoure of that ilke place 1410 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 29.
Throu Goddis sufferance bischope of Brechine c1420 Wynt. v. 397.
As byschope thare … his lywe Twenty yhere he led Ib. 3427.
Saynct Basyle … That byschope wes off that cyté than c 1434 Liber Aberbr. 67.
The marchis that bundys … the biscoppis land of Sanctandros c1475 Wall. vi. 859.
The byschope Beik in Glaskow duellyt thar 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 95.
For the bisschop of Galway to pass til a day of trew 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 174.
Ane grite arres bed … with the kingis armes and bischoipe Willeam Elphinstonis 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 313.
I opinit your grace wreittyngis and cawsit the byscoip of Galloway reid the samin 1562-3 Winȝet I. 2/3.
To the bischoipes, and vtheris pastores … within this … realme 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 44.
Gif the court had changeit as to the bischoppis of Sanctandrois and Glasgow a1578 Pitsc. I. 53/24.
He suspectit principall James Kennidie bischope of Sanctandrois 1593–4 Misc. Spald. C. V. 57.
For the bischoppis denner, supper, and desjoyne 1614 Highland P. III. 170.
To tak the bischioppe off the Isles sonne 1630 Maxwell Mem. II. 209.
It wer gud to writt to the bichop c 1630 Fam. Innes 220.
Desyring to be remembred to the rewerend bischwp 1654 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 332.
There is ane hundrethe and ten salmont payet to the bischeop out of Tungland(b) a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 192.
A byschape, callit Maximyne Ib. xxvii. 1070.
Sanct Ternane, the byschepe 1391 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 379.
The land … called Lurgyndaspok, that is to say The Bischapis Leg, the whilk name war nocht likly it suld haf war it nocht the bischapis 1402 Dundee Chart. No. 22.
Matheu, bysshape of Glascu, and Gilbert bysshape of Abirdene c1420 Wynt. i. 1060.
Thre hundyre byschapys and awchtene Ib. vii. 1751.
Off Scotland byschapys war ma absent Than at that counsale wes present 1433 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 286.
Henry throu the mercy of God bischape of Sanctandrois 1451 Reg. Episc. Brechin II. 314.
A reuerend fadyr in Cryste the bischape of Brechyn(c) 1515 Douglas Corr. 68.
Becaus ȝon evyll myndyt byschap of Morray trublys all our promociones Ib.
The byschep of Dunkeldone is decessyt 1539 Maxwell Mem. I. 279.
Robart byschep of Orknay 1549 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 196.
Ane banquhoir … vith bischeip Gauinis armis in v placis 1553 Corr. M. Lorraine 366.
I wes adverteisit that the … byssep off Catnes ves in Catnes 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 16.
Because … the archidene, or bischeppis, war conservatouris(d) 1395 Menzies Chart. MS.
Maystyr Water Trayl beschop of Sanct Andro 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 372.
To ane man of the beschop of Dunkelden c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxi. 72.
Gar … busk him lyk ane beschopis muill 1524 Douglas Corr. 89.
The bechep of Sanct Andros is put to his fredoume 1575 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 657/2.
Ane bill aganis the beschope of Murray 1641 Acts V. 586/2.
The soume of ane thousand merkes … out of the beshopes rentes

b. Applied to the Pope; esp. bischop of Rome. c1420 Wynt. v. 2892.
The Pape That off the warld is mast byschape 1560 Acts II. 535/1.
That nane of oure saidis soueranis subiectis … sute or desyre … title or rycht be the said bischope of Rome or his sait 1562-3 Winȝet I. 131/3.
Ony new doctrine … set vp laitlie be the bischopes of Rome or wtheris

c. Applied to a pagan priest or pontifex. c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 489.
When of this thing bischop Calchas Frome the Gregeois demaundede was 1533 Bell. Livy I. 99/3.
Ane Sabyne quhilk was bischop of the said tempill for the tyme

2. Attrib. with sateine (satin), staf. a1400 Leg. S. xxvii. 689.
He … byschape staf gef hyme alsa … And bukis 1618 Edinb. Test. L. 163 b.
Thre steiks bischop sateine at fourtie pundis the steik … Tua peisis bischopis sateine 1621 Ib. LI. 141.
Bischopis sateine at xxxvj s. the elne