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ep·arch (ep′ärk′)

noun

  1. in the Byzantine Empire, the governor of an eparchy
  2. Eastern Orthodox Ch. a metropolitan or bishop

Etymology: Gr eparchos < epi-, over + archos, ruler: see -arch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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