the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.

What is the meaning of Nomarch?

1 : the chief magistrate of a nome in ancient Egypt. 2 [New Greek nomarchēs, from Greek] : the chief administrator of a nomarchy in modern Greece.

What do you call to the governor of Egypt?

A nomarch (Ancient Greek: νομάρχης, Ancient Egyptian: ḥrj tp ꜥꜣ Great Chief) was a provincial governor in ancient Egypt; the country was divided into 42 provinces, called nomes (singular spꜣ. ... t, plural spꜣ. wt). A nomarch was the government official responsible for a nome.