| n. | 1. | A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc. |
| Noun | 1. | exarch - a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox churches in North America |
| 2. | exarch - a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan | |
| 3. | exarch - a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire |
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