nomarch

[ nom-ahrk ]

/ ˈnɒm ɑrk /

noun

the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.

Words nearby nomarch

noma, nomad, nomadic, nomadism, nomadize, nomarch, nomarchy, nombles, nombril, nome, nomen

Origin of nomarch

1650–60; < Greek nomárchēs the chief of a province, equivalent to nom(ós) a province, district + -archēs -arch

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for nomarch

Both dignitaries consented, and the nomarch exhibited so much piety that the prince was astonished.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
The prince looked with contempt on those courtiers, changeable as clouds; he turned then to the nomarch.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
The prince gave such a look to the nomarch that he bent double and moved backward.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
"The successor of such a father will find it difficult to secure universal approbation," said the Nomarch.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers

In a wing near the house of the nomarch was a new sleeping chamber,—a four-cornered room surrounded by columns on all sides.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski

British Dictionary definitions for nomarch

nomarch

/ (ˈnɒmɑːk) /

noun

the head of an ancient Egyptian nome

the senior administrator in a Greek nomarchy

Word Origin for nomarch

C17: from Greek nomarkhēs

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012