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pentarchy definition

pen·tar·chy (pen′tär kē, pen′tär′-)

noun pl. pentarchies -·chies

  1. a federation of five states, each under an individual leader or ruler
  2. government by five rulers

Etymology: Gr pentarchia: see penta- & -archy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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