flying bishop
nounEtymology Compare flying doctor.
1
Informal An itinerant bishop of the Church of England appointed to administer within another's diocese to those who refuse to accept the ordination of women.
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noun
Etymology Compare flying doctor.
Informal An itinerant bishop of the Church of England appointed to administer within another's diocese to those who refuse to accept the ordination of women.
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