ethnarch

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕthʹ-närk', IPA(key): /ˈɛθˌnɑːɹk/ (US) /ˈɛθˌnɑːɹk/ (UK) /ˈɛθˌnɑːk/ Hyphenation: eth‧narch Rhymes: -ɛθnɑː(ɹ)k === Noun === ethnarch (plural ethnarchs) (historical) The governor of a Jewish province under the Roman Empire. A leader of an ethnic community, especially a Jewish or (in the Ottoman Empire) Eastern Orthodox leader having political as well as spiritual authority.