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Noun: eparchy  'e,paa(r)-kee
  1. A province in ancient Greece
    "The eparchy was governed by a local official appointed by Athens"
     
  2. A diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
    "The eparchy was established in the 6th century";
    - exarchate

Derived forms: eparchies

Type of: bishopric, diocese, episcopate, province, state

Encyclopedia: Eparchy