exarch

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin#EXARCHCategory:English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin#EXARCH exarchus.

Pronunciation

Noun

exarch (plural exarchs)Category:English lemmas#EXARCHCategory:English nouns#EXARCHCategory:English countable nouns#EXARCHCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#EXARCHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EXARCHCategory:Pages with entries#EXARCHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EXARCH

  1. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#EXARCH) In the 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.

Derived terms

Translations

Category:English terms suffixed with -arch#EXARCH Category:en:Byzantine Empire#EXARCH
Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English nouns with irregular plurals Category:English terms borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Category:English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin Category:English terms suffixed with -arch Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with historical senses Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Italian translations Category:Translation table header lacks gloss Category:en:Byzantine Empire