单词 | nomarch |
释义 | nomarchn.ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] leader1489 nomarch1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nomark, he that hath the preheminence in the ministration of Laws, as a Major or other like Officer. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Nomarch, the chief Administrator of the Laws in any particular City or Province. 2. The governor of an ancient Egyptian nome (see nome n.2). historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > ancient Egyptian nomarch1847 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xx. 422 The Nomarch or chief of each Nome. 1875 S. Birch Rede Lect. Egypt (1876) 34 The nomarchs divided the country amongst themselves, like feudal barons. 1895 A. H. Sayce Egypt of Hebrews 137 Before leaving Egypt Alexander appointed the nomarchs who were to govern it. 1907 Amer. Hist. Rev. 12 859 The contracts of the nomarch Hepfezi with the priests of Siut..afford invaluable information in regard to the constitution of the nome. 1923 Sci. Monthly 16 623 As far back as the fifth dynasty in Egypt..there was inscribed on the tomb of the nomarch Henku: ‘I was lord and overseer of southern grain in this nome.’ 1989 A. P. Thomas Egyptian Gods & Myths (BNC) 31 Isi, a vizier.., became after his retirement the nomarch or provincial governor at Edfu. 3. The senior administrator (formerly †the governor) of a modern Greek nomarchy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > Greek eparch1656 nomarch1859 1859 B. Taylor Trav. in Greece & Russia 267 The Senate is not only named by the King, but the Nomarchs also, and he has the right of choosing the Demarchs out of the three candidates who have the largest vote. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 85/2 The nomarchs are assisted in the administration of the province by a council. 1905 W. Miller Greek Life in Town & Country ix. 174 At the head of each prefecture is the nomarch (nomarches), who is appointed by the King, on the proposal of the Minister of the Interior. 1969 K. Young Greek Passion i. 3 There are Greeks who look to Salonika as their capital..quite apart from rural populations whose notions of ‘capital’ often extend no further than the seat of the nomarch. 1989 Independent 9 May 17/5 With the centre-left in power in the regional nomarch's office as well as Athens, there are no other parties to blame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656 |
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