exarchate

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

noun

the office, jurisdiction, or province of an exarch.

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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Historical Examples of 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
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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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