nomarch

[ nom-ahrk ]

/ ˈnɒm ɑrk /

the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.

Origin of nomarch

1650–60; < Greek nomárchēs the chief of a province, equivalent to nom(ós) a province, district + -archēs -arch

noma, nomad, nomadic, nomadism, nomadize, nomarch, nomarchy, nombles, nombril, nome, nomen

Both dignitaries consented, and the nomarch exhibited so much piety that the prince was astonished.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski
The prince looked with contempt on those courtiers, changeable as clouds; he turned then to the nomarch.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski
The prince gave such a look to the nomarch that he bent double and moved backward.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski
"The successor of such a father will find it difficult to secure universal approbation," said the Nomarch.

An Egyptian Princess, Complete |Georg Ebers

In a wing near the house of the nomarch was a new sleeping chamber,—a four-cornered room surrounded by columns on all sides.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski

nomarch

/ (ˈnɒmɑːk) /

the head of an ancient Egyptian nome

the senior administrator in a Greek nomarchy

C17: from Greek nomarkhēs