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Exarch

//ˈɛksɑɹk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province. historical
  2. 2
    a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire wordnet
  3. 3
    In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
  4. 4
    a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan wordnet
  5. 5
    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.
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  1. 6
    a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin exarchus.

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