a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
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the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece
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Eparch \Ep"arch\, n. [Gr. ?; 'epi` over + ? chief, ? supreme power, dominion.] In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.