"eparch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: eparchs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἔπαρχος}} Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos), {{m|grc|ἐπί||over}} ἐπί (epí, “over”), {{m|grc|ἀρχός||ruler}} ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} eparch (plural eparchs)
  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The governor or prefect of a province. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Translations ((Ancient Greece) the governor or prefect of a province): eparkhos (Finnish), éparque [masculine] (French), eparch [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-eparch-en-noun-gvcX4aOe Disambiguation of '(Ancient Greece) the governor or prefect of a province': 79 5 16
  2. The ruler of an eparchy.
    Sense id: en-eparch-en-noun-GCy-NI3w
  3. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy. Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy, Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-eparch-en-noun-Wa3SuPiz Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 33 2 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -arch Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 4 87 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 5 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arch: 13 6 80

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