eparchy
noun/ˈɛpˌɑɹ.ki/ · /ˈɛpˌɑː.ki/
Etymology Via Late Latin eparchia from Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía, “province; prefecture”), from Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos, “commander, governor; prefect, eparch”) from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon; over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”); equivalent to epi- + -archy.
Ancient Rome, Historical A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
Roman Empire, Historical A provincial government or office headed by an eparch in the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire (akin to a prefecture governed by a prefect in the Latin-speaking Western Roman Empire)
Ancient Greece; Byzantine Empire; Ancient Greece; Byzantine Empire
Historical An administrative sub-provincial unit in post-Ottoman independent Greece.
Christianity In pre-schism Christian Church, a province under the supervision of the metropolitan.
Christianity In Eastern Christendom, a diocese of a bishop.
- Derived terms
- eparchial
- Related terms
- eparch, eparchate, archeparch, archeparchy