单词 | eparchy |
释义 | eparchy|ˈɛpəkɪ| [ad. Gr. ἐπαρχία, f. ἔπαρχος: see prec.] A district or province under the government of an eparch. 1. One of the subdivisions of the modern kingdom of Greece; a division of a nomarchy.
1838Penny Cycl. XI. 433/2 Deputies from the communes assemble at the chief town of the eparchy. c1850Nat. Encycl. I. 839 It forms part of the eparchy of Naxos. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 85 (art. Greece) The [13] nomarchies are sub-divided into 59 eparchies. 2. In the Russian (Greek) Church: A diocese.
1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 87 Bishops..preside over dioceses called Eparchies. 1798Malthus Popul. (1878) 153 It [a statistical work on Russia] contains all the eparchies except Bruzlaw. 1862Neale Ess. Liturg. (1867) 302 All the sees are divided into eparchies. |

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