eparch
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”).
1
Historical The governor or prefect of a province.
2
The ruler of an eparchy.
3
The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.
Eastern Orthodoxy
- An Orthodox eparch, or metropolitan bishop, was installed in Polatsk in 992.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 246:
- Derived terms
- archeparch, eparchate