TETRARCHY

Etymology

Noun

tetrarchy (plural tetrarchies)

(politics) A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Roman Empire in the years 293-313.

(geography) The land ruled by such a government, either together or separately.

Synonyms

See government

Coordinate terms

See government

Source: Wiktionary


Tet"rarch*y, n.; pl. Tetrarchies. Etym: [L. tetrarchia, Gr. tétrarchie.] (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: The district under a Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a tetrarchate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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