Definitions For Tetrarchy

Noun

{{en-noun, tetrarchies}} (politics) A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the w:herodian tetrarchy, herodian tetrarchy established in judea after the death of w:herod the great, herod and the w:tetrarchy, tetrarchy of w:diocletian, diocletian which ruled the roman empire in the years 293-313. (geography) The land ruled by such a government, either together or separately.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Related terms

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Translations

Asturian: tetrarquia Catalan: tetrarquia, f Esperanto: tetrarkio Finnish: tetrarkia French: tétrarchie, f Georgian: ტეტრარქია, ოთხთა მმართველობა German: Tetrarchie, f Greek: τετραρχία Ido: tetrarchie Interlingua: tetrarchia Italian: tetrarchia, f Latin: tetrarchia, f Luxembourgish: tetrarchie, f Polish: tetrarchia Portuguese: tetrarquia, f Russian: тетра́рхия, f Spanish: tetrarquía, f Swedish: tetrarki, c

Alternative forms

specific instances Tetrarchy tetradarchy

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, tetrarchia}}, from Ancient Greek τετραρχία, from τετρα-, , four + -αρχία, , -archy: rule.