ethnarch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority
    • the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus

WordNet

Eth"narch noun
Etymology
Gr. nation + leader, commander. See -arch.
Definitions
  1. (Gr. Antiq.) The governor of a province or people. Lew Wallace.

Webster 1913