Eastern Orthodox deputy

• Byzantine governor
• Eastern Church title
• Provincial ruler in the Byzantine Empire
• Bishop in file at the back by a rook getting check

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 .

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 ...