1. plural of exarch: high-ranking bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church who govern ecclesiastical provinces
Usage: ecclesiastical
2. plural of exarch: governors of distant provinces in the Byzantine Empire
Usage: historical

Examples

• The exarchs held significant power over their respective territories.
• Byzantine exarchs governed Italy and Africa from the 6th to 8th centuries.
• The Orthodox Church appointed several new exarchs to oversee the region.
• These exarchs reported directly to the patriarch in Constantinople.
• The exarchs of Ravenna controlled much of Byzantine Italy.
• Church exarchs often mediated disputes between local bishops.