heptarchy
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English
Alternative forms
- (specific cases): Heptarchy
Etymology
From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to hepta- + -archy.
Pronunciation
Noun
heptarchy (plural heptarchies)
- A government of seven people.
- The realm so ruled.
- A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
Synonyms
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
Coordinate terms
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
Translations
A group of seven states.
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References
- "heptarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.