sɑrk noun
1.
Eastern Church.
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.
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(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the center; having the youngest cells closest to the core.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the head of certain autonomous Orthodox Christian Churches, such as that of Bulgaria and Cyprus |
| 2. | any of certain Eastern Orthodox bishops, lower in rank than a patriarch but higher than a metropolitan |
| 3. | the governor of a province in the Byzantine Empire |
| [C16: from Late Latin exarchus overseer, from Greek exarkhos, from exarkhein to take the lead, from arkhein to rule] | |
| ex'archal1 | |
| —adj | |
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