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chartophylax

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char⋅to⋅phy⋅lax

  [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; < LGk, Gk, equiv. to charto- (see chartophylacium ) + phýlax watcher, guard
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