Episcopate /(?)/

E·pis·co·pate

Episcopate

n.
  1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
  2. The collective body of bishops.
  3. The time of a bishop's rule.

Episcopate

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Episcopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating

  1. To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.]
    Feeding the flock episcopating.