How do you pronounce toparch?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɒpɑːk/.

toparch

/ˈtɒpɑːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: toparch
IPA: /ˈtɒpɑːk/

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Meaning

noun

The prince or ruler of a small district, city, or petty state; a petty "king".

noun

Obsolete form of toparch.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[B]y those many kings mentioned in the Old Testament, "thirty and one" in the little land of Canaan, (Joshua xii. 24,) is meant only toparchs, not great kings, but lords of a little dition and dominion; […]"
"Toparks, Kings of Cities or narrow territories, such as were the Kings of Sodome and Gomorrah, the Kings of Jericho and Ai."
"About the same time […] flourished Cadocus, abbot of Llancarvan in Glamorganshire, son of the prince and toparch of that country."
"The toparchs of India and Ethiopia."
"The top-arch, Turlogh O’Connor, was the friend of O’Rourke."

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τοπάρχης (topárkhēs, “ruler of a small district”), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler”). Compare the Latin toparcha and French toparque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: τόπος

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɒpɑːk/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

toparchs (plural) topark (alternative)

Derived Forms

toparchical

Frequently Paired Words

toparchy baron duke earl