eparch
[ ep-ahrk ]
/ ˈɛp ɑrk /
noun
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
Eastern Church.
a bishop or metropolitan of an eparchy.
Words nearby eparch
epaminondas,
epanalepsis,
epanaphora,
epanodos,
epanorthosis,
eparch,
eparchy,
epaulet,
epaulette,
epaulette tree,
epaxial
Example sentences from the Web for eparch
“Eparch” and “eparchy” are also used in the Russian Orthodox Church for a bishop and his diocese respectively.
British Dictionary definitions for eparch
eparch
/ (ˈɛpɑːk) /
noun
a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy (sense 1)
a government official in charge of an eparchy (senses 2 or 3)
Word Origin for eparch
C17: from Greek
eparkhos, from
epi- over, on +
-arch