{
    "term": "bishop",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/ga/games.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a senior priest in charge of the work of the Church in a city or district",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Bishop of Oxford"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bishop Pritchard"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was appointed Bishop of Ely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He’s the diocesan bishop and he has three suffragan bishops to help him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals", "Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["Anglican", "Catholic", "Orthodox"],
                "verb + bishop": ["appoint", "appoint somebody (as)", "be elected"],
                "preposition": ["bishop of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece used in the game of chess that is like a bishop’s hat in shape and can move any number of squares in a diagonal line",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɪʃəp/",
                "audio": "bi/bishop/bishop__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɪʃəp/",
                "audio": "bi/bishop/bishop__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English biscop, bisceop, based on Greek episkopos ‘overseer’, from epi ‘above’ + -skopos ‘-looking’."
}