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English

Noun

  1. In the w:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empire, 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 a patriarch.
  3. 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.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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 Church, a deputy of
the patriarch, who visits the clergy, investigates
ecclesiastical cases, etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet exarch
n 1: a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox churches in
North America
2: a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a
patriarch but above a metropolitan
3: a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire
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