"triarchy" meaning in English

See triarchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: triarchies [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + -archy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tri|archy}} tri- + -archy Head templates: {{en-noun}} triarchy (plural triarchies)
  1. Government by three persons; a triumvirate.
    Sense id: en-triarchy-en-noun-1PifAnzn Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tri- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 47 53
  2. A country under three rulers.
    Sense id: en-triarchy-en-noun-ZC-4VQic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, English terms suffixed with -archy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Forms of government Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -archy: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: government Coordinate_terms: government

Inflected forms

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