oligarchal

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English

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Etymology

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From oligarch +‎ -al.

Adjective

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oligarchal (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Oligarchic, oligarchical.
    • a. 1786, [Richard Glover], “Book the Thirteenth”, in [Mrs. Halsey], editor, The Athenaid, a Poem, [], volume II, London: [] T[homas] Cadell, [], published 1787, →OCLC, page 59, lines 101–103:
      The whole defence, / Our oligarchal tyrants have to boaſt, / Are poor Barbarians, ſcarce three hundred ſtrong, []

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References

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oligarchal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.