Eparchy Definition

ĕpärkē
eparchies
noun
eparchies
In the Byzantine Empire, an administrative district.
Webster's New World
In modern Greece, a political subdivision of a province.
Webster's New World
A diocese.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Eparchy

Noun

Singular:
eparchy
Plural:
eparchies

Origin of Eparchy

  • Greek eparkhiā provincial government from eparkhein to rule over ep-, epi- epi- arkhein to rule

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía).

    From Wiktionary

Eparchy Sentence Examples

  • The modern town of Megara is situated on two low hills which formed part of the ancient site; it is the chief town of the eparchy of Megaris; pop. about 6400.

  • The island forms part of the modern nomos of Attica and Boeotia, of which it forms an eparchy.

  • It forms an eparchy of the nomos of Cephalonia in the kingdom of Greece, and its population, which was 9873 in 1870, is now about 13,000.

  • The area of his administration was called an eparchy (E7rapXia).

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Words Starting With

EEPEPA

Words Ending With

YHYCHY

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Words Starting With E and Ending With Y

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With E7 Letter Words Ending With Y