exilarch

noun — 2 senses

exilarch

noun

Etymology From exile + -arch, a calque of Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ גָּלוּת (rôš galûṯ).

1

The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.

2

The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.

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