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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Eparchy

/ĕpʹär'kē/ · Ep·arch·y · IPA /ˈɛpˌɑɹ.ki/
01 n. A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisio…
  1. 1.
    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.