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exarch
ex·arch [ éks rk ] (plural ex·archs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Eastern Orthodox bishop: a bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church of a rank above a metropolitan
2. provincial Byzantine ruler: the ruler of a province in the Byzantine Empire
[Late 16th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin exarchus< Greek exarkhos "leader" < exarkhein "to lead" < arkhein "to rule"]

ex·arch·al [ ek srk'l ] adjective
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