ethnarch

Meaning

1. The governor of a Jewish province under the Roman Empire.
2. A leader of an ethnic community, especially a Jewish or (in the Ottoman Empire) Eastern Orthodox leader having political as well as spiritual authority.

Synonyms

eparch

vicegerent

Translations

εθνάρχης

ethnarque

etnarca

başkan

kabile reisi

şef

vali

Hyphenated as

eth‧narch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛθ.ˌnɑːɹk/

Etymology

From Middle French ethnarque, and its sources, New Latin ethnarcha, Koine Greek ἐθνάρχης (ethnárkhēs, “ruler of a tribe or nation, title of a Jewish official”), from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “nation”).