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[syn: eparchy, exarchate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eparchy \Ep"arch*y\, n. [Gr. ? the post or office of an ?.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eparchy
n 1: a province in ancient Greece
2: a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: eparchy,
exarchate]