heptarchy
noun
hep·tar·chy ˈhep-ˌtär-kē 
: a hypothetical confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the seventh and eighth centuries
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The United States is made up of fifty states instead of a heptarchy of feuding kings. 
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2021
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
1576, in the meaning defined above
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