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Definitions

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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6. 6
   a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

archbishopbeybishopcanoncardinalchaplain

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin exarchus.

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