Word Study
eparchy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun eparchy has 2 senses
- eparchy(n = noun.location) Array - a province in ancient Greece; Array is a kind of province, state
- eparchy(n = noun.location) exarchate - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church; Array is a kind of bishopric, diocese, episcopate
Derived form adjective eparchial1
Derived form adjective eparchial1
CIDE DICTIONARY
eparchy, n. [Gr. the post or office of an .].
A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
eparchy, n. (pl. -ies) a province of the Orthodox Church.
Etymology
Gk eparkhia (as EPARCH)
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