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kritarchy

kritarchy noun: rule by judges.

Noun

kritarchy (countable and uncountable, plural kritarchies)

  1. Rule by judges.

Forms of kritarchy

pluralkritarchies

Origin of kritarchy

From Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “a judge”) + -archy.

Questions about kritarchy

What does kritarchy mean?
Kritarchy means rule by judges.
What part of speech is kritarchy?
Kritarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of kritarchy?
The plural of kritarchy is kritarchies.

Words near kritarchy in the dictionary

  1. Kristyn
  2. krisuvigite
  3. Krit
  4. Krita Yuga
  5. Kritagya
  6. kritarchy
  7. Kritartha
  8. krithomancy
  9. Kriti
  10. kritik
  11. Kritikos

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