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ethnarch

eth·narch [ éth nrk ] (plural eth·narchs)


noun 
Definition:
 
ruler: a ruler of a province or people, especially in the Roman Empire

[Mid-17th century. < Greek ethnarkhēs< ethnos "people, nation" + -arkhēs "ruler"]

eth·nar·chy noun
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