ethnarch [eth-nahrk] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
Origin of ethnarch From the Greek word ethnárchēs, dating back to 1635–45. See ethno-, -arch Examples from the Web for ethnarch Historical Examples of ethnarch
Onias was recognised by the Judans as head, or prince of the race (Ethnarch).
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)
Heinrich Graetz
This is the word he uses for ‘ethnarch,’ Contra Flaccum, § 10.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study
William Heaford Daubney
They obtained from the ethnarch, who governed Damascus in the name of Hrath, an order to arrest him.
Ernest Renan
In the following year he was by popular decree invested with absolute powers, being appointed leader, high priest and ethnarch.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2
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British Dictionary definitions for ethnarch ethnarch noun
- the ruler of a people or province, as in parts of the Roman and Byzantine Empires
Derived Formsethnarchy, nounWord Origin for ethnarch C17: from Greek ethnarkhēs, from ethnos nation + arkhein to rule