exarchate

[ek-sahr-keyt, -kit, ek-sahr-keyt]

noun

the office, jurisdiction, or province of an exarch.

Nearby words

Also ex·ar·chy

[ek-sahr-kee] /ˈɛk sɑr ki/.

Origin of exarchate

First recorded in 1555–65, exarchate is from the Medieval Latin word exarchātus domain of an exarch. See exarch¹, -ate³

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Examples from the Web for exarchate

It was also the granary of the Exarchate, owing to the Lombard destruction in Italy, and had a population of some 25,000.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson
It has been suggested that the design is of the date of the Exarchate.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
It appears first in a document of Aistulf of 753 or 754 as a city forming part of the exarchate of Ravenna.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
Extinction of the exarchate of Ravenna by the Lombards under Astolphus.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4|Various

When the exarchate was established, the town became part of it, and in 748 it was taken by Liutprand.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for exarchate

exarchate

exarchy (ˈɛksɑːkɪ)

noun plural -chates or -chies

the office, rank, or jurisdiction of an exarch

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