HEPTARCHY

Etymology

Noun

heptarchy (plural heptarchies)

A government of seven people.

The realm so ruled.

A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

Synonyms

• (rule): See government

Coordinate terms

• (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

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