nomarch

nomarch
/nom"ahrk/, n.
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
[1650-60; < Gk nomárches the chief of a province, equiv. to nom(ós) a province, district + -arches -ARCH]

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      governor of the ancient Egyptian administrative division called the nome (q.v.).

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