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† polyˈcœrany, -chœrany Obs. rare.
Also 7 -coyranie, -coiranie.
[ad. Gr. (Ionic) πολυκοιρανίη, f. πολυ-, poly- + κοίρανος ruler, prince.]
A government by many rulers or princes.
1640Bp. Hall Episc. iii. vi. 34 What doe you think of this lawlesse Polycoyranie? 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. iv. 411 The Government of the World would be a Polychœrany or Aristocracy of Gods. |