exilarch: Meaning and Definition of

ex•i•larch

Pronunciation: (eg'zu-lärk", ek'su-), [key]
— n.
  1. one of a line of hereditary rulers of the Jewish community in Babylonia from about the 2nd century a.d. to the beginning of the 11th century.
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