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

These words may fitly introduce us to the Byzantine exarchate as a government.

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

They were asserting that the exarchate had ceased in political theory as well as in practical fact.

From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden

Our predecessor distributed all appointments in the exarchate, and all who ruled received their orders from this city of Rome.

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

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

It afterwards belonged to the Greek exarchate of Ravenna.

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