Definition of exarch
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a Byzantine viceroy
2
: an Eastern bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan
specifically
: the head of an independent church
exarch
adjectiveDefinition of exarch (Entry 2 of 2)
: formed or taking place from the periphery toward the center
exarch xylem
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The first known use of exarch was in 1588
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