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Eparch

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Eparch is a noun meaning The ruler of an eparchy.

Meaning

The ruler of an eparchy.

More Meanings

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.
  2. (historical, Ancient Greece) The governor or prefect of a province.

Example Sentences

An Orthodox eparch, or metropolitan bishop, was installed in Polatsk in 992.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exarch, praefect, prefect, procurator, praepostor, provost.

exarchpraefectprefectprocuratorpraepostorprovostpropraetorpropretorbishopprefectshippretoriumephoratelegatepraetorpropraetorshippraetoriantoparchprepositus

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