triarchy

(trīär kē, -är′-)

noun pl. triarchies

    1. government by three rulers; triumvirate
    2. a country governed by three rulers
  1. a country with three districts, each governed by its own ruler

Origin: Gr triarchia: see tri- & -archy

See triarchy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tri·ar·chies
  1. Government by three people; a triumvirate.
  2. A country governed by three rulers.
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