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Webster 1913 Edition


Exarch

Ex′arch

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Noun.
[L.
exarchus
, Gr. [GREEK] [GREEK] commander; [GREEK],[GREEK], out + [GREEK] 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Exarch

EX'ARCH

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Noun.
[Gr. a chief.] A prefect or governor under the eastern emperors. Also, a deputy or legate in the Greek church.

Definition 2024


exarch

exarch

English

Noun

exarch (plural exarchs)

  1. (historical) 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.

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