EPARCH

eparch

(noun) the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece

eparch

(noun) a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eparch (plural eparches)

(historical, Ancient Greece) The governor or prefect of a province.

The ruler of an eparchy.

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.

Anagrams

• pearch, preach

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"arch, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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