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chartophylax
noun
char·toph·y·lax
\kärˈtäphəˌlaks\
Definition of chartophylax
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: a chancellor of a bishop or diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church who serves as an archivist and has certain administrative and judicial duties
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Origin and Etymology of chartophylax
Late Greek, from Greek charto- (from chartēs paper) + Greek phylax guard
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