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Webster 1913 Edition
Exarch
Ex′arch
,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
,Noun.
Definition 2024
exarch
exarch
English
Noun
exarch (plural exarchs)
- (historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
- In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
- 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.