tetrarchical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy.

“a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The patriarchs had a sort of tetrarchical , or ethnarchical authority , for I suppose it is not easy to distinguish them”

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Meanings

adjectivetetrarchical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy.

    a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The patriarchs had a sort of tetrarchical , or ethnarchical authority , for I suppose it is not easy to distinguish them

Origin

Ancient Greek

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APA

tetrarchical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrarchical

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“tetrarchical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrarchical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrarchical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrarchical.

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