pentarchy

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Scrabble points
19
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20
Letters
9

Definition of pentarchy

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Government by five persons.
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noun

  1. Government by five persons.
  2. A governing body consisting of five persons.
  3. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

name

  1. A model of Church organization historically championed in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Etymology

From Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), from πεντα- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā, “-archy, rule”), perhaps via Middle French pentarchie. Equivalent to pent- + -archy.

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