octarchy

English

Etymology

From octo- +‎ -archy, on the pattern of heptarchy etc.

Noun

octarchy (plural octarchies)

1. A group of eight states.
2. A government of eight people.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Coordinate terms

• See Thesaurus:government

References

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