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kephale

kephale noun: a local or provincial governor in the late Byzantine Empire.

Noun

kephale (plural kephales)

  1. (historical) A local or provincial governor in the late Byzantine Empire.

Forms of kephale

pluralkephales

Origin of kephale

Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)

Questions about kephale

What does kephale mean?
Kephale means a local or provincial governor in the late Byzantine Empire.
What part of speech is kephale?
Kephale is a noun.
What is the plural of kephale?
The plural of kephale is kephales.

Words near kephale in the dictionary

  1. Keown
  2. Keowns
  3. kep
  4. Kepahiang
  5. kepe
  6. kephale
  7. kephales
  8. kephalic
  9. kephalin
  10. kephaline
  11. kephalines

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