'Diocesan' definitions:
Definition of 'diocesan'
From: WordNet
adjective
Belonging to or governing a diocese
noun
A bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
Definition of 'Diocesan'
From: GCIDE
- Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. dioc['e]sain.] Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diocesan'
From: GCIDE
- Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\, n.
- 1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype. [1913 Webster]