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phylarchy

phylarchy noun: government by a class or tribe.

Noun

phylarchy (countable and uncountable, plural phylarchies)

  1. Government by a class or tribe.

Forms of phylarchy

pluralphylarchies

Origin of phylarchy

From phylo- + -archy.

Questions about phylarchy

What does phylarchy mean?
Phylarchy means government by a class or tribe.
What part of speech is phylarchy?
Phylarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of phylarchy?
The plural of phylarchy is phylarchies.

Words near phylarchy in the dictionary

  1. phylarchic
  2. phylarchical
  3. phylarchies
  4. phylarchs
  5. phylarchus
  6. phylarchy
  7. phylax
  8. phylaxis
  9. phyle
  10. phylectenular
  11. phylembryogenesis

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