exarchate en · NOUN
Etymology
From exarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Meanings
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(historical) The province or area of an exarch.
Astolphus peremptorily refused to listen to the remonstrances of Pepin, who called upon him to evacuate the towns in the exarchate of Ravenna, and to leave the Pope unmolested in the environs of Rome as well as in Rome itself.
1868, Robert Black, A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times:Exarchate of Africa
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exarchates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fr exarchat (Translations) · it esarcato (Translations)