tetradarchy

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A form of tetrarchy — A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Roman Empire in the years 293-313.

OriginAncient Greek τετραδαρχία →
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Meanings

nountetradarchy (plural tetradarchies)

plural tetradarchies

  1. alternativegovernmentAlternative form of tetrarchy: rule by four people.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτετραδαρχία
  2. Englishtetradarchy

From Ancient Greek τετραδαρχία (tetradarkhía), from τετράς (tetrás, “tetrad, group of four”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”).

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