tetrarchy
(redirected from tetrarchates)tet·rar·chy
(tĕt′rär′kē, tē′trär′-) also tet·rar·chate (-kāt′, -kĭt)n. pl. tet·rar·chies also tet·rar·chates
1. The area ruled by a tetrarch.
2.
a. Joint rule by four governors.
b. The four governors so ruling.
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tetrarchy
1. the Roman practice of dividing authority over provinces among four governors.
2. a system of rule by four authorities. — tetrarch, tetrarchate, n. — tetrarchic, tetrarchical, adj.
See also: Government 2. a system of rule by four authorities. — tetrarch, tetrarchate, n. — tetrarchic, tetrarchical, adj.
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