heroarchy

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noun

A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).

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Meanings

nounheroarchy (plural heroarchies)

plural heroarchies

  1. A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).

Origin

From hero + -archy, influenced by hierarchy. Coined by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History (1841).

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APA

heroarchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroarchy

MLA

“heroarchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroarchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heroarchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroarchy.

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