medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 22/06/2011 13:23, Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
> My question:
> As I recall there was some discussion recently of "dominus" as a title for priests, and it might be useful to others than myself to be reminded how to trace a discussion.
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> However, my query concerns bishops, not priests. The bishop in question is in fact a saint, and the text reads
>
> voto tamen prius emisso ad dominum Nicholaum episcopum
>
> My query to the list: how would you express the title in English? Sir? Lord? something else?
"Lord", definitely. "Lord Bishop" is still a form of address for
diocesan bishops in the Church of England.
John Briggs
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