pentarchy

See also: Pentarchy

English

Etymology

From Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), from πεντα- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā, “-archy, rule”), perhaps via Middle French pentarchie. Equivalent to pent- +‎ -archy.

Noun

pentarchy (plural pentarchies)

1. (politics) Government by five persons.
2. A governing body consisting of five persons.
3. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Hyponyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Derived terms

• pentarchic

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: pentarkia
• French: pentarchie (fr) f
• German: Pentarchie (de) f
• Greek: πενταρχία (el) f (pentarchía)
• Italian: pentarchia (it) f
• Portuguese: pentarquia (pt) f
• Russian: пента́рхия f (pentárxija)
• Spanish: pentarquía f