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Exarch - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Exarch : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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