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ep·archy (ep′är kē, -är′-)

noun pl. eparchies -·arch·ies

    1. in the Byzantine Empire, an administrative district
    2. in modern Greece, a political subdivision of a province
  2. Eastern Orthodox Ch. a diocese

Etymology: Gr eparchia < eparchos: see eparch

Related Forms:

  • eparchial ep·ar′·chial (-kē əl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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