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tetrarch en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having four vascular strands in a fibrovascular cylinder or stele.

Relateds

hexarch · heptarch

tetrarch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).

Meanings

1. A governor or ruler of a quarter of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in or client state of Ancient Rome.
2. Each of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy, notably of the Roman Empire since Diocletian.
3. An officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece.

Forms

Translations (16)

eo kvaronprinco (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · ru тетра́рх (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · eo tetrarko (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · pt tetrarca (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · fr tétrarque (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · eo tetrarĥo (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · tr tetrark (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · es tetrarca (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · it tetrarca (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · nl viervorst (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · la tetrarchēs (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · fi tetrarkki (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · nl tetrarch (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · kk аймағының әкімі (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · grc τετράρχης (governor or ruler of quarter of a country) · de Tetrarch (governor or ruler of quarter of a country)