tetrarchy

English

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Pronunciation

tet·rarch·y

• IPA: //
• enPR: tĕträrkē

Etymology

From Latin tetrarchia from Ancient Greek τετραρχία (tetrarkhia), from tetra (“four”) + archos (“ruler”) + -ia, literally "four rulers".

Noun

tetrarchy (plural tetrarchies)

1. Historically, an empire that was ruled by four rulers.

Translations

an empire that was ruled by four rulers

• Asturian: tetrarquia (ast)
• Esperanto: tetrarkio (eo)
• Finnish: tetrarkia (fi)
• French: tétrarchie (fr) f
• German: Tetrarchie (de) f
• Greek: τετραρχία (el) (tetrarhia)
• Ido: tetrarchie (io)
• Interlingua: tetrarchia (ia)

• Italian: tetrarchia (it) f
• Latin: tetrarchia (la) f
• Luxembourgish: tetrarchie (lb) f
• Polish: tetrarchia (pl)
• Portuguese: tetrarquia (pt) f
• Spanish: tetrarquía (es) f
• Swedish: tetrarki (sv) c

Synonyms

• quadrumvirate