exarch(名词):
/ˈɛksɑːrk/
The exarch visited the monastery today. 这位宗主教代表今天访问了修道院。
In late antiquity, an exarch could combine religious authority with administrative power, shaping how a frontier region was governed. 在古代晚期,“总督/总辖”式的代表可能兼具宗教与行政权力,从而影响边疆地区的治理方式。
来自希腊语 exarchos,由 **ex-**(“在外、出去”)+ archos(“统治者、领袖”)构成,本义接近“被派出去统辖的人”。后来在东正教语境中固定为宗主教派驻各地的高级代表;在拜占庭史语境中则指拥有较大权限的地方总督。