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noun
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
Greek
nomárchēs
the chief of a province, equivalent to
nom
(
ós
) a province, district +
-archēs
-arch
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nomarch
(ˈnɒmɑːk)
—
n
1.
the head of an ancient Egyptian nome
2.
the senior administrator in a Greek nomarchy
[C17: from Greek
nomarkhēs
]
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