eparch

2 definitions found

eparch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eparch \Ep"arch\, n. [Gr. ?; 'epi` over + ? chief, ? supreme
     power, dominion.]
     In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in
     modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.
     [1913 Webster]

eparch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eparch
      n 1: a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the
           Eastern Church
      2: the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece