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nomarch

[ nom-ahrk ]

noun

  1. the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.


nomarch

/ ˈɒɑː /

noun

  1. the head of an ancient Egyptian nome
  2. the senior administrator in a Greek nomarchy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nomarch1

1650–60; < Greek Դdzáŧ the chief of a province, equivalent to nom ( ó ) a province, district + -arch
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nomarch1

C17: from Greek Դdzŧ
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Example Sentences

Could it have been the Nomarch Amoun-Ra who fancies himself handsomer than the Apollo of the Greeks?

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The Nomarch Amoun-Ra has chosen himself an idol to which he will be forever faithful, and that is his own person.

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Nomarch, nom′�rk, n. the ruler of a Nome, or division of a province, as in modern Greece.—n.

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Nom′archy, the district governed by a nomarch.

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“What is this?” asked Rameses of the nomarch, for this indifference of the throng touched the prince disagreeably.

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