单词 | pentarchy |
释义 | pentarchy[ pen-tahr-kee ] / ˈpɛn tɑr ki / noun, plural pen·tar·chies.a government by five persons. a governing body of five persons. a federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler. Origin of pentarchyFrom the Greek word pentarchía, dating back to 1580–90; see origin at pent-, -archy OTHER WORDS FROM pentarchypentarch, nounpen·tar·chi·cal, adjectiveWords nearby pentarchypentapody, pentaprism, pentaptych, pentaquark, pentaquine, pentarchy, pentastich, pentastome, pentastomid, pentastyle, pentastylos Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pentarchy
British Dictionary definitions for pentarchypentarchy / (ˈpɛntɑːkɪ) / noun plural -chiesgovernment 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 Derived forms of pentarchypentarchical, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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