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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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