"eparch" meaning in English

See eparch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} eparch (plural eparchs)
  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The governor or prefect of a province. Tags: historical Translations ((Ancient Greece) the governor or prefect of a province): eparca [masculine] (Catalan), eparkhos (Finnish), éparque [masculine] (French), eparca [masculine] (Galician), eparch [masculine] (Polish), eparca [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-eparch-en-noun-gvcX4aOe Categories (other): Ancient Greece, Byzantine Empire Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of '(Ancient Greece) the governor or prefect of a province': 65 13 22
  2. The ruler of an eparchy.
    Sense id: en-eparch-en-noun-GCy-NI3w Categories (other): Byzantine Empire Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 18 41 41
  3. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.
    Sense id: en-eparch-en-noun-Wa3SuPiz Categories (other): Eastern Orthodoxy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -arch, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Byzantine Empire Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arch: 14 17 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 10 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 15 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 16 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 19 67 Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 18 41 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: archeparch, eparchate

Inflected forms

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