triarchy

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ -archy.

Noun

triarchy (plural triarchies)

1. Government by three persons; a triumvirate.
2. A country under three rulers[16th century].

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Coordinate terms

• See Thesaurus:government

References

• “triarchy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.