Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Spoliatus episcopus ante omnia debet restitui

A bishop despoiled of his see ought, above all, to be restored.

episcopus

n. [Latin fr. Greek] 1. Roman law. An overseer; an inspector, such as the municipal officer responsible for oversight of the bread and other provisions that served as the citizens' daily food. 2. A bishop.

episcopus puerorum

[Latin "bishop of the boys"] Hist Eccles. law. A layperson who would, on certain feasts, braid his hair, dress like a bishop, and act ludicrous. 0 This custom lasted in England long after several laws were passed to abolish it.