Definitions for: Eparchy

[n] a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church

Webster (1913) Definition: Ep"arch*y, n. [Gr. ? the post or office of an ?.]
A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction
of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the
larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom;
in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.

See Also: bishopric, diocese