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a. [ Pref. archi- + episcopal. ] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his charge or authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a generic name of resins. Clavigero. ] A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, Trachylobium verrucosum, and Hymenæa Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The yellowish, fragrant balsam yielded by the sweet gum; also, the tree itself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf. F. épiscopal. See Bishop. ] 1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to syncope; resembling syncope. [ 1913 Webster ]