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exarch1 definition

ex·arch (eks′ärk′)

noun

  1. a governor of an outlying province in the ancient Byzantine Empire
  2. the supreme head of the independent Orthodox Church of Bulgaria
  3. Eastern Orthodox Ch.
    1. Historical an archbishop or patriarch
    2. now, a bishop or other member of the clergy serving as a patriarch's deputy or legate

Etymology: LL exarchus, overseer of monasteries < Gr exarchos, leader, chief (in LGr, prefect, bishop): see ex- & -arch

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exarch2 definition

ex·arch (eks′ärk′)

adjective

Bot. having the primary xylem maturing from the outer part of a stem toward the center

Etymology: < ex- + Gr archē, beginning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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