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metochion

metochion noun: an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Noun

metochion (plural metochia)

  1. An ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition.
    • In April 1220 he bestowed the metochion Mileas, which shortly before had been recovered from an unnamed secular lord, upon the Church of Saint Praxedis in Rome.2011, Filip Van Tricht, The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium: The Empire of Constantinople (1204-1228)

Forms of metochion

pluralmetochia

Origin of metochion

From Ancient Greek μετόχιον (metókhion).

Questions about metochion

What does metochion mean?
Metochion means an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition.
What part of speech is metochion?
Metochion is a noun.
What is the plural of metochion?
The plural of metochion is metochia.

Words near metochion in the dictionary

  1. Metoac
  2. metobelus
  3. metobromuron
  4. metocean
  5. metochia
  6. metochion
  7. metoclopramide
  8. metoclopramides
  9. metocurine
  10. metodichka
  11. metodichki

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