Plural of exarch; multiple high-ranking bishops or metropolitan leaders in the Orthodox Church.
From 'exarch' + '-s' (regular English plural); Greek 'exarchoi' in original usage, referring to multiple regional leaders.
When you learn that the Orthodox Church was overseen by exarchs scattered from Spain to Egypt to the Caucasus, you realize 'internet communication' wasn't the first time distant leaders had to coordinate without being in the same room.
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