1. (

• 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 ;

2. (

• bishop

) port wine mulled with oranges and cloves ;

3. (

• bishop

) (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color ;