eparchy

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: ĕpʹär'kē, IPA(key): /ˈɛpˌɑɹ.ki/, /ˈɛpˌɑː.ki/
  • Hyphenation: ep‧ar‧chy

Noun

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eparchy (plural eparchies)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
  2. (historical, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire) 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)
  3. (historical) An administrative sub-provincial unit in post-Ottoman independent Greece.
  4. (Christianity) In pre-schism Christian Church, a province under the supervision of the metropolitan.
  5. (Christianity) In Eastern Christendom, a diocese of a bishop.
    Synonym: eparchate

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