ETHNARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ethnarch mean? 

• ETHNARCH (noun)
  The noun ETHNARCH has 1 sense:

1. the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority

  Familiarity information: ETHNARCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ETHNARCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus

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))