exilarch

noun

ex·​i·​larch

ˈegzəˌlärk,

ˈeksəˌ-,

-ˌzīˌ-,

-ˌsīˌ-

plural -s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

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

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