heptarchy

English

Alternative forms

(specific cases): Heptarchy

Etymology

From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to hepta- +‎ -archy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki/

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 Thesaurus:government

Coordinate terms

(rule): See Thesaurus:government

Translations

A group of seven states.

German: Heptarchie
Italian: eptarchia (it) f
Polish: heptarchia (pl) f
Portuguese: heptarquia f

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French: ^{(please verify)} heptarchie (fr) f
Irish: ^{(please verify)} heiptearcacht f

References

"heptarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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