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heterocephaly en · NOUN

Etymology

From hetero- + -cephaly.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The appointment of the governing body by an outside authority.
    • A case of heterocephaly is the appointment of the governors of the Canadian provinces by the central government of the Dominion. 2009, Max Weber, The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization: