ethnarch

Definitions

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  • noun The governor of a province or people.

Examples

  • 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.

    Antony and Cleopatra

  • His older full brother Archelaus was made /“ethnarch/” of Judea, a term meaning /“ruler of the nation./”

    The Jesus Dynasty

Note

The word 'ethnarch' comes from a Greek word meaning 'ruler of a tribe or nation'.