TETRARCH

Etymology

Noun

tetrarch (plural tetrarches)

a governor of part of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in Ancient Rome

an officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece

Source: Wiktionary


Te"trarch, n. Etym: [L. tetrarches, Gr. Tetra-) + tétrarque. See Arch, a.] (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

Te"trarch, a.

Definition: Four. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

coffee icon