dĭœcēsis
dĭœcēsis, is, f., = διοίκησις. A governor's jurisdiction, a district, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 4 (ib. 13, 53 and 67, written as Greek); Cod. Theod. 7, 6, 3; Amm. 17, 7, 6.— In eccl. Lat., a bishop's jurisdiction, a diocese, Sid. Ep. 7, 6 med.; sometimes also a parish, id. ib. 9, 16.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
dĭœcēsis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
diœcesis
Intro Text:
dĭœcēsis, is, f., = διοίκησις. A governor's jurisdiction, a district, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 4 (ib. 13, 53 and 67, written as Greek); Cod. Theod. 7, 6, 3; Amm. 17, 7, 6.— In eccl. Lat., a bishop's jurisdiction, a diocese, Sid. Ep. 7, 6 med.; sometimes also a parish, id. ib. 9, 16.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n14053
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