exilarch
nounEtymology 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.
noun — 2 senses
Etymology From exile + -arch, a calque of Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ גָּלוּת (rôš galûṯ).
The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.
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