tetrarchy

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Synonyms: tetrarch, tetrarchs, heirarchy, petrarch, heterarchy, tetrarchic, iatrarchy

Antonyms: tetrarch, tetrarchs, heirarchy, petrarch, heterarchy, tetrarchic, iatrarchy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|politics}} A [[government]] where [[power]] is [[share]]d by [[four]] [[people]], ''[[especially]]'' {{lb|en|historical}} the [[w:Herodian tetrarchy|Herodian tetrarchy]] [[establish]]ed in [[Judea]] after the [[death]] of [[w:Herod the Great|Herod]] and the [[w:Tetrarchy|Tetrarchy]] of [[w:Diocletian|Diocletian]] which [[rule]]d the [[Roman Empire]] in the [[year]]s 293-313.
2. {{lb|en|geography}} The [[land]] [[rule]]d by [[such]] a [[government]], [[either]] [[together]] or [[separately]].

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