ethnarch

• Sustantivo que designa a un gobernante o virrey de una provincia, especialmente en los imperios romano o bizantino, o a un líder religioso con autoridad civil.

A noun referring to a governor or ruler of a province, especially within the Roman or Byzantine Empires, or a religious leader who holds secular authority.

1. Provincial rulerC2formal

   A governor or ruler of a province or a distinct ethnic group, especially within the Roman or Byzantine Empire.

   Etarca (gobernante provincial)

   • Herod was appointed ethnarch of Judea by the Roman authorities.
   • The ethnarch governed the region with limited autonomy under the empire.
   • Historical records mention an ethnarch who oversaw trade routes in the province.

   Sinónimosgovernorrulersatrapviceroy

2. Religious leader with secular authorityC2formal

   A religious leader who also holds secular or political power over a community.

   Líder religioso con autoridad secular

   • The ethnarch of the Jewish community in Alexandria had both religious and civil duties.
   • In some historical contexts, an ethnarch acted as a mediator between the church and the state.
   • The ethnarch's authority extended to legal disputes within his community.