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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.

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

ex·archal adj.
exarchate (ksärkt), exarchy (-k) n.

exarch
1. in the early church, the head of a major diocese or province.
2. a bishop inferior to a patriarch but superior to a metropolitan.
3. a deputy of a patriarch, either a priest or a bishop.
4. the head of an autonomous church. — exarchal, adj.
See also: Eastern Orthodoxy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exarch - a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
2.exarch - a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
3.exarch - a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire
viceroy, vicereine - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

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