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noun
The governor of a Jewish province under the Roman Empire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A leader of an ethnic community, especially a Jewish or (in the Ottoman Empire) Eastern Orthodox leader having political as well as spiritual authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ruler, swayer
Narrower terms: Makarios III
History
From Middle French ethnarque, and its sources, New Latin ethnarcha, Koine Greek ἐθνάρχης (ethnárkhēs, “ruler of a tribe or nation, title of a Jewish official”), from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “nation”).
