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Eastern Church title
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exarch
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An exarch was a military governor within the Byzantine Empire and still is a high prelate in certain Christian churches. In fiction, exarch can mean: In the Dark Ages continuation of BattleTech, the title of Exarch is that of the elected chief executive ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context historical English) In the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine%20Empire, a governor of a distant province. 2 In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Late Latin exarchus , from Greek exarkhos "a leader," from ex (see ex- ) + arkhos "leader, chief, ruler" (see archon ). Related: Exarchate .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox churches in North America a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire
Usage examples of exarch.
His acceptability to the Emperor Kalif and the College of Exarchs seemed a foregone conclusion, given the support of the Emeritus Kalif.
Scopas Eyosra sent a message to you two gentlemen urging you to come to Maghu because Exarch Aleikon was starting to come unhinged.
Desiderius kept faith at first, and proceeded to resign the districts to the pope, according to the agreement made with Pepin, so that an exarch was no longer sent from Constantinople to Ravenna, but it was governed according to the will of the pope.