Melchite
noun
Mel·chite ˈmel-ˌkīt 
variants or Melkite
1
: an Eastern Christian chiefly of Syria and Egypt adhering to Chalcedonian orthodoxy in preference to Monophysitism
2
: a member of a Uniate body derived from the Melchites
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Melchita, from Middle Greek Melchitēs, from Syriac malkāyā, from malkā king
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1