Dictionary

heptarchy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A government of seven people.
2. The realm so ruled.
3. A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

Forms

Coordinates

government (rule)

Deriveds

heptarchist · heptarchic

Synonyms

government (rule)

Translations (6)

it eptarchia (A group of seven states.) · pt heptarquia (A group of seven states.) · ka შვიდმეფობა (A group of seven states.) · pl heptarchia (A group of seven states.) · ka ჰეპტარქია (A group of seven states.) · de Heptarchie (A group of seven states.)