heptarchy
tɑr noun, plural hep·tar·chies.
1.
( often initial capital letter ) the seven principal concurrent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries.
2.
government by seven persons.
3.
an allied group of seven states or kingdoms, each under its own ruler.
Related forms
hep·tarch, hep·tar·chist, noun
hep·tar·chic, hep·tar·chi·cal, hep·tar·chal, adjective
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heptarchy (ˈhɛptɑːkɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -chies | |
| 1. | government by seven rulers |
| 2. | a state divided into seven regions each under its own ruler |
| 3. | a. the seven kingdoms into which Anglo-Saxon England is thought to have been divided from about the 7th to the 9th centuries |
| b. the period when this grouping existed | |
| 'heptarch | |
| —n | |
| hep'tarchic | |
| —adj | |
| hep'tarchal | |
| —adj | |
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