eparchy
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eparchy
- /ˈɛpˌɑɹ.ki/
- /ˈɛpˌɑː.ki/
Where it comes from
Via Late Latin eparchia from Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía, “province; prefecture”), from Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos, “commander, governor; prefect, eparch”) from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon; over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”); equivalent to epi- + -archy.
noun eparchies
- A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
- A provincial government or office headed by an eparch in the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire (akin to a prefecture governed by a prefect in the Latin-speaking Western Roman Empire)
- An administrative sub-provincial unit in post-Ottoman independent Greece.
- In pre-schism Christian Church, a province under the supervision of the metropolitan.
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In Eastern Christendom, a diocese of a bishop.
Similar: eparchate
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noun district of the Roman Empire
| Español | eparquía, prefectura |
|---|---|
| Português | eparquia |
| Français | éparchie, province, préfecture |
| Deutsch | Eparchie, Provinz, Präfektur |
| Italiano | eparchia, provincia, prefettura |
| Ελληνικά | επαρχία eparchía |
| Русский | прови́нция províncija, епа́рхия jepárxija |
Talk about this word "eparchy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eparchy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eparchy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eparchy "eparchy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eparchy.Cite this
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