exarch
/ˈɛksɑɹk/noun
exarch is a noun meaning “In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled E-X-A-R-C-H, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of exarch is exarchs.
What does exarch mean?
noun
- 1
In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
- 2
In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
- 3
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce exarch?
- UK /ˈɛksɑːk/
- US /ˈɛksɑɹk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of exarch
- exarchs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is exarch?
Exarch appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Exarch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exarque |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does exarch come from?
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin exarchus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).