English Explanatory Dictionary

ethnarch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

ĕthʹ-närk' /ˈɛθˌnɑːɹk/

Word forms

ethnarch ethnarchs

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”).

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