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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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  • ethnarchy noun

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

Archbishop Makarios III, born Michael Mouskos, became ethnarch in 1950, armed with a church-run plebiscite that showed 97% of all Greek Cypriots in favor of enosis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bishops' action was curiously delayed; it has been more than twelve years, after all, since the bearded ethnarch was first elected President.

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

Also, when a girl, she had been betrothed to Archelaus at the time he was ethnarch of Jerusalem. 

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