1 exilarch | Definition of exilarch

exilarch

noun
ex·​i·​larch | \ ˈegzəˌlärk, ˈeksəˌ-, -ˌzīˌ-, -ˌsīˌ-\
plural -s

Definition of exilarch

: one of a line of Jewish civil and judicial rulers of the exiles in Babylon from about the third to the tenth centuries a.d. to whom Jews in all countries paid tribute

History and Etymology for exilarch

exile entry 1 + -arch; translation of Aramaic rēsh gālūtā

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