episcopus
episcopus 〈拉〉(罗马法) (1)监督员；视察员 源自希腊语。指负责监督作为市民日常食品的面包和其它食物之供应的市政官员。 (2)(中世纪时基督教会的)主教 (=bishop) (→archiepiscopus)
EPISCOPUS
episcopus
episcopus (i-pis-k[schwa]-p[schwa]s), n. [Latin fr. Greek] 1. Roman law. An overseer; an inspector, such as the municipal officer responsible for oversight of the bread and other provisions that served as the citizens’ daily food. 2. A bishop.