heptarchy (plural heptarchies)
A government of seven people.
The realm so ruled.
A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
• (rule): See government
• (rule): See government
Source: Wiktionary
Hep"tarch*y, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie.]
Definition: A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.
Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
