ecclesiarch

English

Etymology

Latin ecclesiarcha, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

ecclesiarch (plural ecclesiarchs)

(Christianity) An official of the Eastern Church, equivalent to a sacristan in the Western Church.

References

“ecclesiarch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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