eparchy, exarchate
(noun) a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
eparchy
(noun) a province in ancient Greece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eparchy (plural eparchies)
one of the districts of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
one of the administrative sub-provincial units of post-Ottoman independent Greece
in pre-schism Christian Church, name for a province under the supervision of the metropolitan
in Eastern Christendom, diocese of a bishop
• preachy
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"arch*y, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.