exarchate

ex·arch ¹  (ksärk)

n.

1. A bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church ranking immediately below a patriarch.

2. The ruler of a province in the Byzantine Empire.

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[Late Latin exarchus, an overseer, from Greek exarkhos, from exarkhein, to lead : ex-, ex- + arkhein, to rule.]

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ex·archal adj.

exarchate (ksärkt), exarchy (-k) n.

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ex·arch ²  (ksärk)

adj. Botany

Of or relating to a xylem whose early development is away from the center and toward the periphery.

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[ex(o)- + Greek arkh, beginning (from arkhein, to rule, begin).]

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exarch n.

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exarchate [ˈɛksɑːˌkeɪt ɛkˈsɑːkeɪt], exarchy [ˈɛksɑːkɪ]

n pl -chates, -chies

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the office, rank, or jurisdiction of an exarch

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

exarchate - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church eparchy bishopric, diocese, episcopate - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop