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 has been suggested that the design is of the date of the Exarchate.
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Extinction of the exarchate of Ravenna by the Lombards under Astolphus.
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During a period of 200 years Italy was unequally divided between the king of the Lombards and the exarchate of Ravenna.
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Commentators frequently identify the seventh head with the Exarchate of Ravenna.
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Liudprand pressed hard, not only upon the Greek dominions of the exarchate, but also upon Rome.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1
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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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