Echage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Echage is a noun meaning (Christianity) The chief official in the monastic system of Ethiopia.
Meaning
(Christianity) The chief official in the monastic system of Ethiopia.
Example Sentences
Security in Gondar depended largely on the sanctity of the echage’s quarter as a place of asylum.
Täklä Haymanot was the first in a series of monks to become a key figure at Court, as the Echage (ečägé).
The emperor sent an evasive reply and, upon crossing the border, made sure that the echage (the head of Ethiopia's monastic system) marched on his right.
Word Forms
- echages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mehalek, ektenia, ethnarch, abba, office, ectene.
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