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Pentarchy

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A model of Church organization historically championed in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Noun
  1. 1
    Government by five persons.
  2. 2
    A governing body consisting of five persons.
  3. 3
    A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

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.

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