"tetrarch" meaning in English

See tetrarch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/ [General-American], /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: tetrarchs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tetrarchēs}} Latin tetrarchēs, {{der|en|grc|τετράρχης}} Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} tetrarch (plural tetrarchs)
  1. A governor or ruler of a quarter of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in or client state of Ancient Rome. Translations (governor or ruler of quarter of a country): τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), tetrarch [masculine] (Dutch), viervorst [masculine] (Dutch), tetrarĥo (Esperanto), tetrarko (Esperanto), kvaronprinco (Esperanto), tetrarkki (Finnish), tétrarque [masculine] (French), Tetrarch [masculine] (German), tetrarca [masculine] (Italian), аймағының әкімі (aimağynyñ äkımı) (Kazakh), tetrarchēs [masculine] (Latin), tetrarca [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), тетра́рх (tɛtrárx) [masculine] (Russian), tetrarca [masculine] (Spanish), tetrark (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tetrarch-en-noun-PYv076Gx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -arch, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 20 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arch: 73 18 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 8 6 47 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 8 4 51 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 82 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 65 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 74 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 24 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of 'governor or ruler of quarter of a country': 91 7 2
  2. Each of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy, notably of the Roman Empire since Diocletian.
    Sense id: en-tetrarch-en-noun-T03xV3kl
  3. An officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece.
    Sense id: en-tetrarch-en-noun-mP~oDCeB Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 28 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: heptarch, hexarch

Inflected forms

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