pseudepiscopy

noun

pseud·​epis·​co·​py

¦südə̇¦piskəpē

plural -es

archaic

: pseudepiscopacy

a long usurpation and convicted pseudepiscopy of prelates

—John Milton

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek pseudepiskopos false bishop (from Greek pseud- + episkopos bishop) + English -y

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