nomarch

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noun

The governor of an ancient Egyptian nome.

OriginAncient Greek νομάρχης →
RareFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounnomarch (plural nomarchs)

plural nomarchs

  1. historicalThe governor of an ancient Egyptian nome.First known use 19th c.
  2. The chief administrator of a modern Greek nomarchy.First known use 19th c.

    The boys had made kokoretsi out of the intestines and offal of the goat they had taken from the resentful nomarch of the village, and were watching it sizzle in the cinders of the fire.

    1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 229

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνομάρχης
  2. Englishnomarch

From Ancient Greek νομάρχης (nomárkhēs), νόμαρχος (nómarkhos), corresponding to nome + -arch.

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Translations

Esperanto nomarĥo, nomarko
  • nomarĥohead of a Greek nomarchy
  • nomarkohead of a Greek nomarchy
French nomarque
  • nomarquehead of a Greek nomarchy
German Nomarch
  • Nomarchhead of a Greek nomarchy
Greek νομάρχης
  • νομάρχης (nomárchis)head of a Greek nomarchy
Polish nomarcha
  • nomarchahead of a Greek nomarchy
Portuguese nomarca
  • nomarcahead of a Greek nomarchy
Spanish nomarca
  • nomarcahead of a Greek nomarchy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nomarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomarch

MLA

“nomarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nomarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomarch.

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