heptarchy
Meaning
Noun
- A government of seven people.
- The realm so ruled.
- A group of seven states, especially those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
Origin
- From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά + -αρχία. Equivalent to hepta- + -archy.
Modern English dictionary
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