eparchy

[ep-ahr-kee]

noun, plural ep·ar·chies.

(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
(in ancient Greece) a province.

Origin of eparchy

First recorded in 1790–1800, eparchy is from the Greek word eparchía prefecture, province. See eparch, -y³

Related formsep·ar·chi·al, adjective

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Historical Examples of eparchy

The area of his administration was called an eparchy (ἐπαρχία).
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In Russia, an eparchy is the diocese or arch-diocese of a bishop or archbishop of the Greek Church.
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“Eparch” and “eparchy” are also used in the Russian Orthodox Church for a bishop and his diocese respectively.
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British Dictionary definitions for eparchy

eparchy

eparchate (ˈɛpɑːkɪt)

noun plural -chies or -chates

a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church
(in ancient Greece) a province
(in modern Greece) a subdivision of a province

Derived Formseparchial, adjective

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