nomarch

He must, he assured them, take the culprit to Sais and deliver him over to the Nomarch for punishment.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers
"The successor of such a father will find it difficult to secure universal approbation," said the Nomarch.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers
But the prince, mastered by a wave of reminiscences, took no note of this change in the nomarch.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
Both dignitaries consented, and the nomarch exhibited so much piety that the prince was astonished.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski

After the heir, on a second car, rode the nomarch, and next an immense train of lords and court servitors.
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

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