EPARCHY

eparchy, exarchate

(noun) a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church

eparchy

(noun) a province in ancient Greece

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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

Anagrams

• 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



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