HyperDic: ethnarch

English > 1 sense of the word ethnarch:
NOUNperson ethnarchthe ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority
English > ethnarch: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority.
Example"the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus"
InstancesMakarios IIIGreek Orthodox bishop and archbishop of Cyprus and the first president of independent Cyprus (1913-1977)
Broaderruler, swayerA person who rules or commands
Spanishetnarca
Catalanetnarca

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