EPARCHY


Meaning of EPARCHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-ˌpär-kē ]

noun

( plural -chies )

Etymology: Greek eparchia province, from eparchos prefect, from epi- + archos ruler — more at arch-

Date: 1796

: a diocese of an Eastern church

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.