"pentarchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pentarchies [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|pentarchia}} Late Latin pentarchia, {{der|en|grc|πενταρχίᾱ}} Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), {{bor|en|frm|pentarchie}} Middle French pentarchie, {{confix|en|pent|archy}} pent- + -archy Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentarchy (plural pentarchies)
  1. (politics) Government by five persons. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-pentarchy-en-noun-NN8LvHss Topics: government, politics
  2. A governing body consisting of five persons. Categories (topical): Five, Forms of government Translations (Translations): pentarkia (Finnish), pentarchie [feminine] (French), Pentarchie [feminine] (German), πενταρχία (pentarchía) [feminine] (Greek), pentarchia [feminine] (Italian), pentarquia [feminine] (Portuguese), пента́рхия (pentárxija) [feminine] (Russian), pentarquía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pentarchy-en-noun-heDOiiuM Disambiguation of Five: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 34 44 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pent-, English terms suffixed with -archy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 63 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pent-: 24 49 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -archy: 12 61 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 65 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 76 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 67 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 59 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 59 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 51 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 61 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 56 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 61 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 66 26 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 3 61 36
  3. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.
    Sense id: en-pentarchy-en-noun-co6etYvN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: government Hyponyms: government Derived forms: pentarchic

Inflected forms

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