eparch

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”).

Noun

eparch (plural eparchs)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The governor or prefect of a province.
2. The ruler of an eparchy.
3. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.
   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 246:

     An Orthodox eparch, or metropolitan bishop, was installed in Polatsk in 992.

Derived terms

• archeparch
• eparchate

Translations

(Ancient Greece) the governor or prefect of a province

• Finnish: eparkhos
• French: éparque (fr) m
• Polish: eparch m

Anagrams

• pearch, preach