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hep·tar·chy
 heptarchy
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- pronunciation:
- hep
tar
ki
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
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heptarchies |
| definition 1: |
a government or state controlled by seven persons.
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| definition 2: |
(often cap.) the loose confederation of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the fifth to ninth centuries (often prec. by "the").
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| derivations: |
heptarchal (adj.), heptarchic (adj.), heptarch (n.) |
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