eparchy

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Synonyms: eparch, exarchy, eparchs

Antonyms: eparch, exarchy, eparchs

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|Ancient Rome}} A [[district]] of the [[Roman Empire]] at the third [[echelon]]
2. {{lb|en|historical|Ancient Greece|Roman Empire|Byzantine Empire}} A [[provincial]] [[government]] or [[office]] headed by an [[eparch]] in the [[Greek]]-speaking [[Eastern Roman Empire]] (akin to a [[prefecture]] governed by a [[prefect]] in the [[Latin]]-speaking [[Western Roman Empire]])
3. {{lb|en|historical}} An administrative sub-provincial unit in post-[[Ottoman]] independent [[Greece]].
4. {{lb|en|Christianity}} In pre-schism [[Christian]] Church, a [[province]] under the supervision of the [[metropolitan]].
5. {{lb|en|Christianity}} In [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern]] [[Christendom]], a [[diocese]] of a bishop.

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