| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ep·arch |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   p ärk |
| NOUN: | Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop or metropolitan. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Greek eparkhos, from Greek, governor, ruler, from eparkhein, to rule over : ep-, epi-, epi- + arkhein, to rule.
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