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Webster 1913 Edition


Eparchy

Ep′arch-y

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] the post or office of an [GREEK].]
A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eparchy

EP'ARCHY

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Noun.
[Gr. a province; government.] A province, prefecture or territory under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor.