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Diocese
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diocese'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/diocese.html. 1828.