eparch
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A regional ruler or provincial governor, particularly in the context of Ancient Greece or heavily hellenized cultures.
The eparch of Nobadia ruled the northern outposts of medieval Nubia.
- noun A metropolitan bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Similar words
exarch praefect prefect procurator praepostor provost propraetor propretor bishop prefectship
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