eparchy
[ ep-ahr-kee ]
/ ˈɛp ɑr ki /
noun, plural ep·ar·chies.
(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
(in ancient Greece) a province.
Origin of eparchy
OTHER WORDS FROM eparchy
ep·ar·chi·al, adjectiveWords nearby eparchy
epanalepsis,
epanaphora,
epanodos,
epanorthosis,
eparch,
eparchy,
epaulet,
epaulette,
epaulette tree,
epaxial,
epazote
Example sentences from the Web for eparchy
In Russia, an eparchy is the diocese or arch-diocese of a bishop or archbishop of the Greek Church.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia |VariousThe area of his administration was called an eparchy (ἐπαρχία).
“Eparch” and “eparchy” are also used in the Russian Orthodox Church for a bishop and his diocese respectively.
British Dictionary definitions for eparchy
eparchy
eparchate (ˈɛpɑːkɪt)
/ (ˈɛpɑːkɪ) /
noun plural -chies or -chates
a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church
(in ancient Greece) a province
(in modern Greece) a subdivision of a province