Belonging to or vested in bishops or prelates; characteristic of or pertaining to a bishop or bishops; characterized by episcopacy: as, episcopal jurisdiction; episcopal authority; the episcopal costume; the Episcopal Church.[capitalized] Of or pertaining to the Episcopal Church, especially some branch of the Anglican Church specifically so called; relating to or connected with Episcopalianism: as, Episcopal principles or practices; an Episcopal clergyman or diocese; the Protestant Episcopal liturgy.n. [capitalized] An Episcopalian.