Standard Lemma guide

exarchate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The province or area of an exarch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • Exarchate of Africa

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eparchy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diocese, bishopric, episcopate

History

Etymology

From exarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: exarchat — Translations
  • Italian: esarcato — Translations
Real reading context

exarchate in complete knowledge articles