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toparchy

/ˈtɒpɑː(ɹ)ki/

toparchy noun: a small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch.

Noun

toparchy (plural toparchies)

  1. A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch.
    • Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies.
    • confining the monarchy of Christ in the Gospel unto their own toparchy, and having a quarrel to the words in the Creed1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC

Forms of toparchy

pluraltoparchies

Origin of toparchy

From Latin toparchia, from Ancient Greek τοπαρχία (toparkhía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).

Words formed from toparchy

Questions about toparchy

What does toparchy mean?
Toparchy means a small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch.
What part of speech is toparchy?
Toparchy is a noun.
How do you pronounce toparchy?
Toparchy is pronounced /ˈtɒpɑː(ɹ)ki/.
What is the plural of toparchy?
The plural of toparchy is toparchies.

Words near toparchy in the dictionary

  1. toparchias
  2. toparchic
  3. toparchical
  4. toparchies
  5. toparchs
  6. toparchy
  7. topark
  8. toparks
  9. topas
  10. topass
  11. topasses

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