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Ar⋅chy

[ahr-chee]
–noun
a male given name, form of Archibald.

-archy

a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usually corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy.

Origin:
ME -archie < L -archia < Gk, equiv. to arch(os) or -arch(ēs) -arch + -ia -y 3
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-archy 
suffix meaning "rule," from L. -archia, from Gk. -arkhia, from arkhos "leader, chief, ruler," from arkhe "beginning, origin, first place" (see archon).
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