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pentarchy
[pen-tahr-kee]
noun
plural
pentarchiesa government by five persons.
a governing body of five persons.
a federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.
pentarchy
/ ˈɛԳɑːɪ /
noun
government by five rulers
a ruling body of five
a union or association of five kingdoms, provinces, etc, each under its own ruler
a country ruled by a body of five
Other 51Թ Forms
- pentarch noun
- pentarchical adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pentarchy1
Example Sentences
A fifth of the Canadian sketch pentarchy “The Kids in the Hall,” which had a glorious HBO show in the late ’80s and early ’90s, he has since made a peripatetic career of guest spots, writing gigs, voice-over work and teaching.
He seems to have contemplated the entire overthrow of the pentarchy and the union of all the provinces under one sole king, namely, himself.
Pentarchy, pen′t�r-ki, n. government by five persons.
The Pentarchy is dissolved; the Holy Alliance, which, however defective or open to abuse, was one form of political order, is buried; the right of might prevails in Europe.
Europe has almost consolidated into a pentarchy.
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