tetrarch
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/
Noun
tetrarch (plural tetrarchs)
- 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.
- Each of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy, notably of the Roman Empire since Diocletian.
- An officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece.
Translations
governor or ruler of quarter of a country
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tetrarch m (plural tetrarchen, diminutive tetrarchje n)
- a tetrarch (governor or ruler of a quarter of a country)
- a tetrarch (one of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy)
- a tetrarch (officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece)