See
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Abbott (1879)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The jurisdiction of a bishop.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The diocese of a bishop. v
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The circuit of a bishop's Jurisdiction ; or his office or dignity, as being bishop of a given diocese,
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
ANNI NUBILES. A woman's marriageable years. ‘The ageat which a girl becomes by law ft for marriage; the age of twelve.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
n. The circuit of a bishop's jurisdiction; or his office or dignity, as being bishop of a given diocese.