n. in the Orthodox Church, a bishop lower in rank than a patriarch and having jurisdiction wider than the metropolitan of a diocese. exarchate n.
[ eccl.L f. Gk exarkhos (as EX-(2), arkhos ruler) ]
n. in the Orthodox Church, a bishop lower in rank than a patriarch and having jurisdiction wider than the metropolitan of a diocese. exarchate n.
[ eccl.L f. Gk exarkhos (as EX-(2), arkhos ruler) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012