English-Thai Dictionary
heptarchy
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HEPTARCHY
n.[Gr. seven and rule. ] A government by seven persons, or the country governed by seven persons. But the word is usually applied to England, when under the government of seven kings, or divided into seven kingdoms; as the Saxon heptarchy, which comprehended the whole of England, when subject to seven independent princes. These petty kingdoms were those of Kent, the South Saxons [Sussex, ] West Saxons, East Saxons [Essex, ] the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HEPTARCHY
Hep "tarch *y, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie. ]
Defn: A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.
Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex ), West Saxons (Wessex ), East Saxons (Essex ), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
New American Oxford Dictionary
heptarchy
hep tar chy |ˈhepˌtärkē ˈhɛpˌtɑrki | ▶noun ( pl. heptarchies ) a country or region consisting of seven smaller, autonomous regions. • government by seven rulers. DERIVATIVES hep tar chic |hepˈtärkik |adjective, hep tar chi cal |hepˈtärkikəl |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from hepta- ‘seven ’ + Greek arkhia ‘rule, ’ on the pattern of tetrarchy .
Oxford Dictionary
heptarchy
heptarchy |ˈhɛptɑːki | ▶noun ( pl. heptarchies ) a state or region consisting of seven autonomous regions. • [ mass noun ] government by seven rulers. DERIVATIVES heptarchic |-ˈtɑːkɪk |adjective, heptarchical |-ˈtɑːkɪk (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from hepta- ‘seven ’ + Greek arkhia ‘rule ’, on the pattern of tetrarchy .
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