exarch

One entry found for exarch.

Main Entry: ¹ex·arch
Pronunciation: 'ek-"särk
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin exarchus, from Late Greek exarchos, from Greek, leader, from exarchein to begin, take the lead, from ex- + archein to rule, begin -- more at ARCH-
1 : a Byzantine viceroy
2 : an Eastern bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan; specifically : the head of an independent church
- ex·ar·chal /ek-'sär-k&l/ adjective
- ex·arch·ate /'ek-"sär-k&t/ noun
- ex·ar·chy /'ek-"sär-kE/ noun