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exarch
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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 .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exarch \Ex"arch\, n. [L. exarchus, Gr. ? ? commander; ?,?, out + ? to lead, rule: cf. F. exarque.] A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek ...
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
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In the Byzantine Empire , an exarch (; exarchos ) was a governor with extended authority over a province at some distance from the capital Constantinople . The prevailing situation frequently involved him in military operations. In the Eastern Christian ...
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.