1eccl.bishopric, office of a bishop:
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
A Melite dowad sun sied, A Lundres oust s’evesquied
1064
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
[...] mestre Richard de Wiz fu esleu A l'aveschié de Cycestre
1161
2eccl.diocese, bishopric, see, geographical area under the control and jurisdiction of a bishop:
(
s.xiii;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
de Trevres en la vesché
(l. l'avesché) A une abbeie
52
(
1184;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
les eveschez E les abbeyes En sa garde furent livrez
140
3eccl.cathedral church, town:
(
c.1155;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
[...] si ceo fust u evesqué
(Latin: si cathedralis fuerit ecclesia) u abeie u iglise de religiun
1.1
(
c.1259;
MS: c.1259
) Ceste est la renumee cité de Antioche [...]. Seint Pere la cunverti, e euveské
(ms. euveski) i fu
135
(
c.1259;
MS: c.1259
) Rouechestre ki est eweschee
153
4office:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
Seient feit li sun jurn petit; le vesqued
(l. l'evesqued) (Latin: episcopatum) de lui
(= the wicked) received autre
205.CVIII.9
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