tetrarch

[ te-trahrk, tee- ]
noun

  1. any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.

  2. a subordinate ruler.

  1. one of four joint rulers or chiefs.

  2. the ruler of the fourth part of a country or province in the ancient Roman Empire.

Origin of tetrarch

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, tetrarcha, tetrarke, from Late Latin tetrarcha, variant of Latin tetrarchēs, from Greek tetrárchēs; see tetr-, -arch

Other words from tetrarch

  • te·trar·chy, te·trarch·ate [te-trahr-keyt, -kit, tee-], /ˈtɛ trɑrˌkeɪt, -kɪt, ˈti-/, noun
  • te·trar·chic [te-trahr-kik, ti-], /tɛˈtrɑr kɪk, tɪ-/, te·trar·chi·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for tetrarch

tetrarch

/ (ˈtɛtrɑːk) /

noun

  1. the ruler of one fourth of a country

  2. a subordinate ruler, esp of Syria under the Roman Empire

  1. the commander of one of the smaller subdivisions of a Macedonian phalanx

  2. any of four joint rulers

Origin of tetrarch

1
C14: from Greek tetrarkhēs; see tetra-, -arch

Derived forms of tetrarch

  • tetrarchate (tɛˈtrɑːˌkeɪt, -kɪt), noun
  • tetrarchic or tetrarchical, adjective
  • tetrarchy, noun

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