eparch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
  2. noun the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece

WordNet


Ep"arch noun
Etymology
Gr. over + chief, supreme power, dominion.
Definitions
  1. In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.

Webster 1913