Eparch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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