Heptarchy

//ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A government of seven people.
  2. 2
    The realm so ruled.
  3. 3
    A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

Etymology

From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to hepta- + -archy.

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