1. (n.) Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop.

2. (n.) The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note Cardinal.

3. (n.) A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.

4. (n.) A fish; the ruff.

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