Word: bishops
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
shops
Definition: Plural of bishop; a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
Morphemes:
Affix: bishop
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.