ecclesiarch

[ ih-klee-zee-ahrk ]

/ ɪˈkli ziˌɑrk /

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noun Eastern Church.

a sacristan, especially of a monastery.

RELATED WORDS

superior, abbess, prioress

Nearby words

eccles, eccles cake, eccles., ecclesia, ecclesial, ecclesiarch, ecclesiastes, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, ecclesiastical calendar, ecclesiastical commissioners

Origin of ecclesiarch

From the Medieval Greek word ekklēsiarchḗs, dating back to 1775–85. See ecclesia, -arch

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