noun exarch (in the Orthodox Church) a bishop lower in rank than a patriarch and having jurisdiction wider than the metropolitan of a diocese. 1
noun exarch the head of certain autonomous Orthodox Christian Churches, such as that of Bulgaria and Cyprus 0
noun exarch any of certain Eastern Orthodox bishops, lower in rank than a patriarch but higher than a metropolitan 0
noun exarch the governor of a province in the Byzantine Empire 0
adjective exarch (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem external to that formed later 0
noun exarch a governor of an outlying province in the ancient Byzantine Empire 0
noun exarch the supreme head of the independent Orthodox Church of Bulgaria 0
noun exarch an archbishop or patriarch 0
noun exarch now, a bishop or other member of the clergy serving as a patriarch's deputy or legate 0
adjective exarch having the primary xylem maturing from the outer part of a stem toward the center 0
noun exarch (historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province. 0
noun exarch In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch. 0
noun exarch 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. 0
