ethnarch

• 名词，指罗马或拜占庭帝国等古代政权中一个行省或民族的统治者或总督，也指拥有世俗权力的宗教领袖。

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.

   民族统治者

   • 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.

   同义词governorrulersatrapviceroy

2. Religious leader with secular authorityC2formal

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

   兼具世俗权力的宗教领袖

   • 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.