An alternative name for a chorepiscopus, an assistant or subordinate bishop in early Christian church governance.
From Late Latin 'chorepiscopus' with '-scope' meaning 'one who watches or oversees.' This is primarily a variant or alternate term for the same ecclesiastical office.
This word is so rare that even church historians barely use it anymore—most prefer the simpler 'chorepiscopus,' but '-scope' words often mean 'to watch/oversee,' which is exactly what these bishops did for their territories.
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