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noun
The governor or prefect of a province.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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noun
The ruler of an eparchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Eastern Orthodoxy
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noun
the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: governor
noun
a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bishop
History
From Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”).
Across languages
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