exarchy
/ˈɛksɑrki/
noun
- A territory or group of churches governed by an exarch (a bishop or deputy in the Eastern Orthodox Church).
- He was appointed to lead the exarchy in Eastern Europe.
- The exarchy covers several parishes in the region.
- The exarchy's boundaries were redrawn after the council.
- The office or jurisdiction of an exarch.
- She studied the history of the exarchy in Byzantine times.
- The exarchy was established in the 6th century.
- Documents from the exarchy were preserved in the monastery.