chartophylax

noun

char·​toph·​y·​lax

kärˈtäphəˌlaks

plural -es

: a chancellor of a bishop or diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church who serves as an archivist and has certain administrative and judicial duties

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek, from Greek charto- (from chartēs paper) + Greek phylax guard

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