ETHNARCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ethnarch" is a kind of...):

ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)

Instance hyponyms:

Makarios III (Greek Orthodox bishop and archbishop of Cyprus and the first president of independent Cyprus (1913-1977))

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