Etymology

tetrarch

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Today it means: A governor or ruler of a quarter of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in or client state of Ancient Rome. Full definition →

Latin tetrarchēs ← Ancient Greek τετράρχης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτετράρχης
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtetrarchēs
  3. English todaytetrarch

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

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