ecclesiarch

noun

ec·​cle·​si·​arch

-lēzēˌärk

plural -s

1

: a high church official or ruling prelate

2

[Middle Greek ekklēsiarchēs, from Greek ekklēsia church + -archēs -arch] : a sacristan in the Eastern Church

Word History

Etymology

ecclesi- + -arch

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