évêché

See also: Evêché, and Évêché

French

Etymology

From évêque +‎ -é, or from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin epīscopātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.vɛ.ʃe/ ~ /e.ve.ʃe/

• Audio:

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Noun

évêché m (plural évêchés)

1. (dated) bishopric
2. (dated) bishop's palace
3. (dated) cathedral town

Further reading

• “évêché” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “évêché”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.