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ethnarch

American  
[eth-nahrk] / ˈɛθ nɑrk /

noun

  1. the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.


ethnarch British  
/ ˈɛθnɑːk /

noun

  1. the ruler of a people or province, as in parts of the Roman and Byzantine Empires

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Etymology

Origin of ethnarch

From the Greek word ethnárchēs, dating back to 1635–45. See ethno-, -arch

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At almost the same time, Cyprus Governor Sir Hugh Foot flew to Athens to talk privately with bearded Archbishop Makarios, the exiled ethnarch of Cyprus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British insist that the agitation is largely the doing of one man, bearded Archbishop Myriarthefs Makarios, who calls himself the ethnarch, i.e., governor of Cyprus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like a medieval Pope, the ethnarch is both a secular and religious leader.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1956, as the fighting peaked between the British army and the Cypriots, Anthony Eden's government accused the ethnarch of fomenting rebellion and exiled him to the remote Seychelles Islands 3,000 miles from home.

From Time Magazine Archive

Archelaus had been designated king by Herod, with Judea, Samaria, and Idumea as his kingdom; but the emperor allowed him only the territory, with the title ethnarch.

From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rush Rhees

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