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chartophylax
[
kahr-
tof
-
uh
-laks
]
char·to·phy·lax
/
kɑrˈtɒf
əˌlæks
/
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[
kahr-
tof
-
uh
-laks
]
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noun
Greek Orthodox Church
.
an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
Origin:
1875–80;
<
Late Greek,
Greek,
equivalent to
charto-
(
see
chartophylacium
) +
phýlax
watcher, guard
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