exarch

noun

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ex·arch | \ ˈek-ˌsärk

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

adjective

Definition of exarch (Entry 2 of 2)

: formed or taking place from the periphery toward the center exarch xylem

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Other Words from exarch

Noun

exarchal \ ek-ˈsär-kəl

\ adjective

exarchate \ ˈek-ˌsär-kət

\ noun

exarchy \ ˈek-ˌsär-kē

\ noun

Examples of exarch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In that last phase, the city was the capital of a territory called the exarchate, whose commander, the exarch, was sent from Constantinople. — Anthony Kaldellis, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020

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History and Etymology for exarch

Noun

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-

Adjective

exo- + -arch