exarch
1 of 2noun
ex·arch ˈek-ˌsärk 
1
: a Byzantine viceroy
2
: an Eastern bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan
specifically : the head of an independent church
exarchal
ek-ˈsär-kəl
adjective exarchate
ˈek-ˌsär-kət
noun exarchy
ˈek-ˌsär-kē
noun exarch
2 of 2adjective
: formed or taking place from the periphery toward the center
exarch xylem
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Anthony Kaldellis, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
Noun
In that last phase, the city was the capital of a territory called the exarchate, whose commander, the exarch, was sent from Constantinople. Anthony Kaldellis, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Late Latin exarchus, from Late Greek exarchos, from Greek, leader, from exarchein to begin, take the lead, from ex- + archein to rule, begin — more at arch-
Adjective
exo- + -arch
First Known Use
Noun
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1891, in the meaning defined above