| 释义 |
Exilarch Jewish Hist.|ˈɛksɪlɑːk|
[f. exile n.2 + Gr. ἀρχός ruler, translating Aramaic rêš galûta ‘chief of the captives’.]
One of a line of Jewish princes or rulers in Babylon who exercised authority over, and received tribute from, Jews in all countries from about the third century to the tenth century A.D. Hence Exiˈlarchate, the period during which there were exilarchs; also, the people over whom the exilarch had power.
1893Q. Rev. Jan. 111 Under a succession of Exilarchs,..they found themselves in another Holy Land. |