American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

HOUSE OF BISHOPS

House of Bishops: translation

The upper House of the General Convention in which all Diocesan, Coadjutor and Missionary Bishops have seats, representing their own Order. The term is often used as a collective name for all the Bishops of the American Church.
See General Convention.

  1. house of bishops—палата епископов одна из трх палат Национального собора англиканской церкви...Англо-русский юридический словарь