eparchy
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía).
Noun
eparchy (plural eparchies)
- one of the districts of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
- one of the administrative sub-provincial units of post-Ottoman independent Greece
- in pre-schism Christian Church, name for a province under the supervision of the metropolitan
- in Eastern Christendom, diocese of a bishop
Related terms
Translations
sub-provincial unit of post-Ottoman independent Greece
province under the supervision of the metropolitan
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