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polysynody

polysynody noun: a form of government administered by several councils rather than individual ministers; specifically that of Regency France from 1715-1718.

Noun

polysynody (plural polysynodies)

  1. (historical) A form of government administered by several councils rather than individual ministers; specifically that of Regency France from 1715-1718.
    • The abbé de Saint-Pierre, for example, saw in the principle of Polysynody a framework for refashioning the polity so as to make it markedly less authoritarian than under Louis XIV.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 40
    • Government under polysynody is the affair of human individuals, who through their own efforts create an entity that surpasses them.2006, Ellen M McClure, Sunspots and the Sun King, page 262

Forms of polysynody

pluralpolysynodies

Origin of polysynody

From French polysynodie.

Questions about polysynody

What does polysynody mean?
Polysynody means a form of government administered by several councils rather than individual ministers; specifically that of Regency France from 1715-1718.
What part of speech is polysynody?
Polysynody is a noun.
What is the plural of polysynody?
The plural of polysynody is polysynodies.

Words near polysynody in the dictionary

  1. polysyndetically
  2. polysyndeton
  3. polysyndetons
  4. polysyndromic
  5. polysynodies
  6. polysynody
  7. polysynovitis
  8. polysynth
  9. polysyntheses
  10. polysynthesis
  11. polysynthesism

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