exarch¹ /eksˈärk/

1. A Byzantine provincial governor, esp of Italy (historical)
2. A metropolitan bishop (Orthodox church)
3. A bishop ranking between a patriarch and a metropolitan bishop (Orthodox church)
4. The head of the Bulgarian church
5. A bishop's representative
6. An ecclesiastical inspector
7. A legate

exarchˈal adjective

exarchˈate (or /eksˈ/) or exˈarchy noun

The office, jurisdiction or province of an exarch

exarchˈist (or /eksˈ/) noun

A supporter of the Bulgarian exarch

exarch² /eksˈärk/ (botany)

Having the protoxylem on the outer edge

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• basnet
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• Basotho
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• Basque
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• bass
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