Exarch - Wikipedia The term Exarch most commonly refers to the Exarch of Italy, who governed the area of Italy and Dalmatia, still remaining under Byzantine control after the Lombard invasion of 568
exarch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary exarch (plural exarchs) (historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch
Exarch - definition of exarch by The Free Dictionary exarch 1 in the early church, the head of a major diocese or province 2 a bishop inferior to a patriarch but superior to a metropolitan 3 a deputy of a patriarch, either a priest or a bishop 4 the head of an autonomous church — exarchal, adj
Exarch - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline Exarch, from Greek exarkhos ("leader") via Late Latin, means a Byzantine provincial ruler, early Church diocese prelate, or Greek Church patriarch's legate