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)

1. A government of seven people.
2. The realm so ruled.
3. 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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Translations to be checked

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

References

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