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triarchy

triarchy noun: government by three persons; a triumvirate.

Noun

triarchy (plural triarchies)

  1. Government by three persons; a triumvirate.
  2. A country under three rulers.

Synonyms of triarchy

Forms of triarchy

pluraltriarchies

Origin of triarchy

From tri- + -archy.

Questions about triarchy

What does triarchy mean?
Triarchy means government by three persons; a triumvirate.
What part of speech is triarchy?
Triarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of triarchy?
The plural of triarchy is triarchies.

Words near triarchy in the dictionary

  1. triapsidal
  2. triarch
  3. triarchic
  4. triarchies
  5. triarchs
  6. triarchy
  7. triarcuate
  8. triarcuated
  9. triareal
  10. triarian
  11. triarii

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