eparchy

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eparchy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eparchy \Ep"arch*y\, 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]

eparchy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eparchy
      n 1: a province in ancient Greece
      2: a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: eparchy,
         exarchate]