tetrarch

See also: Tetrarch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/

Noun

tetrarch (plural tetrarches)

1. a governor of part of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in Ancient Rome
2. an officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece

Translations

governor of part of a country

• Finnish: tetrarkki
• German: Tetrarch (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: τετράρχης m (tetrárkhēs)

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• Portuguese: tetrarca (pt) m or f