exilarch

American  

[eg-zuh-lahrk, ek-suh-] / ˈɛg zəˌlɑrk, ˈɛk sə- /

noun

1. one of a line of hereditary rulers of the Jewish community in Babylonia from about the 2nd century a.d. to the beginning of the 11th century.

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Etymology

Origin of exilarch

First recorded in 1890–95; exile + -arch

Example Sentences

There is nothing in the condition or thought of the Jews which would render the existence today of an exilarch distasteful to them; indeed, the thought would be very comfortable.

From The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem by Ford, Henry

The exilarch could excommunicate, and no doubt had considerable jurisdiction over the Jews.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Whether the office was discontinued with the last publicly known exilarch or merely disappeared from the surface of history, whether today it is entirely abandoned or exists in another form, are questions which must wait.

From The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem by Ford, Henry

The Jewish chief priest may be said to be the successor of the exilarch or resh galutha of the earlier period.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Our chief knowledge of the position and function of the exilarch concerns the period beginning with the Arabic rule in Persia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various