ETHNARCH

ethnarch

(noun) the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority; “the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ethnarch (plural ethnarches)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Eth"narch, n. Etym: [Gr. -arch.] (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: The governor of a province or people. Lew Wallace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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