exarch

Definition of Exarch in English :

see synonyms of exarch

Noun

1. exarch

a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America

2. exarch

a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan

3. exarch

a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exarch

see synonyms of exarch

noun

1.

the head of certain autonomous Orthodox Christian Churches, such as that of Bulgaria and Cyprus

2.

any of certain Eastern Orthodox bishops, lower in rank than a patriarch but higher than a metropolitan

3.

the governor of a province in the Byzantine Empire

adjective

botany

(of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem external to that formed later

Compare endarch, mesarch

Exarch

see synonyms of exarch

noun

1.

a governor of an outlying province in the ancient Byzantine Empire

2.

the supreme head of the independent Orthodox Church of Bulgaria

3. Eastern Christian Church

a. Obsolete

an archbishop or patriarch

b.

now, a bishop or other member of the clergy serving as a patriarch's deputy or legate

adjective

Botany

having the primary xylem maturing from the outer part of a stem toward the center

Exarch

see synonyms of exarch

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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