'Eparchy' definitions:
Definition of 'eparchy'
(from WordNet)
noun
A province in ancient Greece
noun
A diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: eparchy, exarchate]
Definition of 'Eparchy'
From: GCIDE
- Eparchy \Ep"arch*y\, n. [Gr. ? the post or office of an ?.] 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. [1913 Webster]