ethnarch
Definitions
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- noun The governor of a province or people.
Examples
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I cannot prevent Hyrcanus from titling himself a king among his people, but in the eyes of Rome he is no more and no less than an ethnarch.
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His older full brother Archelaus was made /“ethnarch/” of Judea, a term meaning /“ruler of the nation./”
Note
The word 'ethnarch' comes from a Greek word meaning 'ruler of a tribe or nation'.