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Boy bishop
widespread medieval custom in which a boy was chosen, for example among cathedral choristers, to parody the real bishop, commonly on the feast of Holy Innocents, a custom linked with others, such as that of the Feast of Fools and the Feast of Asses
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/bɔɪ ˈbɪʃəp/
/bɔɪ ˈbɪʃəp/
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