单词 | exarch |
释义 | exarch exarch1 —exarchal, adj. /ek"sahrk/, n. 1. Eastern Ch. a. a patriarch's deputy. b. a title originally applied to a patriarch but later applied only to a bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan. 2. the ruler of a province in the Byzantine Empire. [1580-90; < LL exarchus superintendent < Gk éxarchos overseer, leader, equiv. to ex- EX-3 + -archos -ARCH] exarch2 /ek"sahrk/, adj. Bot. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from the center; having the youngest cells closest to the core. [1890-95; EX-2 + Gk arché beginning] |
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