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

Nearly all the exarchate willingly passed under the power of the Lombards.

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

Ravenna and the exarchate were governed in the name of the pope by the archbishop, assisted by three tribunes who were elected by the people.

From Ravenna, a Study by Hutton, Edward

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

But after a few years Rachis also was in conflict with the exarchate.

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

Not only did he not give up a palm of land in the exarchate: he broke again into the Roman territory, took cities, laid waste the country.

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