nomarch

[ nom-ahrk ]

noun

1. the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.

nomarch

/ ˈnɒmɑːk /

noun

1. the head of an ancient Egyptian nome
2. the senior administrator in a Greek nomarchy

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomarch¹

1650–60; < Greek nomárchēs the chief of a province, equivalent to nom ( ós ) a province, district + -archēs -arch

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomarch¹

C17: from Greek nomarkhēs

Example Sentences

Could it have been the Nomarch Amoun-Ra who fancies himself handsomer than the Apollo of the Greeks?

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The Nomarch Amoun-Ra has chosen himself an idol to which he will be forever faithful, and that is his own person.

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Nomarch, nom′�rk, n. the ruler of a Nome, or division of a province, as in modern Greece.—n.

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Nom′archy, the district governed by a nomarch.

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The amphitheatre, to which the viceroy, the nomarch, and the foremost officers betook themselves about four in the afternoon was built in the garden of the temple.

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