tetrarch

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noun

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.

OriginLatin tetrarchēs ← Ancient Greek τετράρχης →
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Meanings

nountetrarch (plural tetrarchs)

plural tetrarchs

  1. 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.
  2. Each of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy, notably of the Roman Empire since Diocletian.
  3. An officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece.
adjectivetetrarch (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving four vascular strands in a fibrovascular cylinder or stele.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτετράρχης
  2. Latintetrarchēs
  3. Englishtetrarch

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek τετράρχης
  • τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs)governor or ruler of quarter of a country
Dutch tetrarch, viervorst
  • tetrarchgovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
  • viervorstgovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Esperanto tetrarĥo, tetrarko
  • tetrarĥogovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
  • tetrarkogovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
  • kvaronprincogovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Finnish tetrarkki
  • tetrarkkigovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
French tétrarque
  • tétrarquegovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
German Tetrarch
  • Tetrarchgovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Italian tetrarca
  • tetrarcagovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Latin tetrarchēs
  • tetrarchēsgovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Portuguese tetrarca
  • tetrarcagovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Russian тетра́рх
  • тетра́рх (tɛtrárx)governor or ruler of quarter of a country
Spanish tetrarca
  • tetrarcagovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Turkish tetrark
  • tetrarkgovernor or ruler of quarter of a country
Cite this entry
APA

tetrarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrarch

MLA

“tetrarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrarch.

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