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pentarchy

pentarchy noun: government by five persons.

Noun

pentarchy (plural pentarchies)

  1. Government by five persons.
  2. A governing body consisting of five persons.
  3. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

Proper noun capitalized: Pentarchy

the Pentarchy

  1. A model of Church organization historically championed in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Synonyms of pentarchy

Forms of pentarchy

pluralpentarchies

Origin of pentarchy

From Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), from πεντα- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā, “-archy, rule”), perhaps via Middle French pentarchie. Equivalent to pent- + -archy.

Words formed from pentarchy

Questions about pentarchy

What does pentarchy mean?
Pentarchy means government by five persons.
What part of speech is pentarchy?
Pentarchy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pentarchy?
The plural of pentarchy is pentarchies.

Words near pentarchy in the dictionary

  1. pentarch
  2. pentarchic
  3. pentarchical
  4. pentarchies
  5. pentarchs
  6. pentarchy
  7. pentarepeat
  8. pentarepeats
  9. pentaresistance
  10. pentaresistant
  11. pentaribonucleotide

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