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eparchy

ep·ar·chy [ ép rkee ] (plural ep·ar·chies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. diocese: a bishop's diocese in the Greek Orthodox Church

2. part of a Greek province: in modern Greece, a subdivision of a province

[Late 18th century. < Greek eparkhia "prefecture, province" < eparkhos (see eparch)]
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