PENTARCHIES

Noun

pentarchies

plural of pentarchy

Source: Wiktionary


PENTARCHY

Pen"tar*chy, n. Etym: [Gr. pentarchie. See Penta-, and -archy.]

Definition: A government in the hands of five persons; five joint rulers. P. Fletcher. "The pentarchy of the senses." A. Brewer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

coffee icon