exarch
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin exarchus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exarch (plural exarchs)
- (historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
- In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
- In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese.