exarchate

American  

[ek-sahr-keyt, -kit, ek-sahr-keyt] / ˈɛk sɑrˌkeɪt, -kɪt, ɛkˈsɑr keɪt /

Also exarchy

noun

1. the office, jurisdiction, or province of an exarch.

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exarchate British  

/ ɛkˈsɑːkeɪt, ˈɛksɑːkɪ, ˈɛksɑːˌkeɪt /

noun

1. the office, rank, or jurisdiction of an exarch

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Etymology

Origin of exarchate

First recorded in 1555–65, exarchate is from the Medieval Latin word exarchātus domain of an exarch. See exarch ¹, -ate ³

Example Sentences

Rome and its duchy he preserved; the exarchate and Pentapolis he bestowed.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

It afterwards belonged to the Greek exarchate of Ravenna.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

Ravenna, exarchate of, 653, 680, 684, 686 ff.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

It appears first in a document of Aistulf of 753 or 754 as a city forming part of the exarchate of Ravenna.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

In 568 the Lombards, under Alboin, appeared in Italy, which they overran as far south as the Tiber, establishing their kingdom on the ruins of the exarchate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various