exarch
pronunciation
How to pronounce exarch in British English:
UK ['eksɑ:k]
How to pronounce exarch in American English:
US ['eksɑk]
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- Noun:
- a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox churches in North America
- a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
- a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire
Word Origin
- exarch (n.)
- from Late Latin exarchus, from Greek exarkhos "a leader," from ex (see ex-) + arkhos "leader, chief, ruler" (see archon). Related: Exarchate.
Example
- 1. In the primary structure of root , the primary xylem is diarch and the development of both the primary xylem and the primary phloem is exarch .