[Dixonary] Round 3650 MESARCH voting time

[Efrem Mallach]

Here are 12 possible definitions of MESARCH. One is its real meaning, but which? They are in order by character count. A few have been edited slightly for formatting consistency.

Please vote for two by public reply to this message by the deadline of 9 am CEST (not my usual EDT) on Friday, May 22. According to timeanddate.com, that is:

Boston, USA Fri, May 22, 2026 at 3:00 am EDT
Chicago, USA Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:00 am CDT
Los Angeles, USA Fri, May 22, 2026 at 12:00 midn PDT
Wellington, N.Z. Fri, May 22, 2026 at 7:00 pm NZST
Paris, France Fri, May 22, 2026 at 9:00 am CEST
London, England Fri, May 22, 2026 at 8:00 am BST

I may not be able to tabulate results right after the deadline, since my Friday schedule is unpredictable now. So, if you haven't voted by then but also haven't seen the results yet, go ahead and vote. Chances are I'll see your vote in time to count it. It's also possible that I'll close the round early if everyone who submitted a definition has voted, but the odds of my being able to do that before going to sleep Thursday night are small.

If at all possible, please vote by replying directly to this message, not to someone else's vote. That can cause confusion and has, in the past, led to inadvertent tabulation errors by dealers.

Finally, the list:

1. A fold or crease in a geological stratum.

2. A mid-ranking bishop of the Orthodox Church.

3. An isolated hill in an otherwise flat region.

4. [Classical antiquity] A subordinate ruler; a petty king.

5. A shallow architectural recess used for simple decorative effect.

6. The period towards the end of the Mesozoic Era when birds first evolved.

7. [Bot.] Development of xylem where older cells are surrounded by younger cells.

8. The point in a flyby trajectory at which gravitational capture gives way to escape.

9. A language device that describes a whole by mentioning its parts or two contrasting extremes.

10. A state of violent, destructive frenzy occurring during the rutting season in male elephants.

11. A senior officer in the Grand Army of the Kingdom of Saxony, allowed to report directly to the King.

12. Designates an archbishop of the Alexandrian Church of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchy in the early 4th century.

Let the voting begin!

Efrem

[Chowie]

2 & 12 bishops for the win. 

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

"Life is short, God is real, Heaven is coming." 

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[Tim Lodge]

3 and 12, please.

                    3. An isolated hill in an otherwise flat region.

                   12. Designates an archbishop of the Alexandrian Church of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchy in the early 4th century.

-- Tim L

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 5 and 9.

Eric

[Judy Madnick]

1 and 3 today.

 

Judy Madnick

[France International/Mike Shefler]

7 and 12 for me.

--Mike

[Paul Keating]

 I discover I know this word.

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Paul Keating

Soustons

Nouvelle Aquitaine

France

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I'll hit the chess board with the mid-ranking bishop and the petty king.  2 and 4 please.