ethnarchy
Americannoun
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ethnarchies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ethnarchy
From the Greek word ethnarchía, dating back to 1605–15. See ethnarch, -y 3
Example Sentences
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In grateful recognition of his services the high-priesthood and the ethnarchy were bestowed upon him as hereditary possessions by a solemn assembly of the people, "until a trustworthy prophet should arise."
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
The high-priesthood, i.e., the ethnarchy, was the goal of his ambition.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
His timely help and his influence over the Egyptian Jews recommended him to Caesar's favor, and secured for him an extension of his authority in Palestine, and for Hyrcanus the confirmation of his ethnarchy.
From Josephus by Norman Bentwich
Joseph and the young child turned from Judea to Galilee when Archelaus was as powerful in the one country as in the other, for his ethnarchy included both!
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
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