diarchy
or dy·ar·chy
[ dahy-ahr-kee ]
/ ˈdaɪ ɑr ki /
noun, plural di·ar·chies.
government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.
OTHER WORDS FROM diarchy
di·ar·chi·al, di·ar·chic, adjectiveWords nearby diarchy
diapophysis,
diapositive,
diapsid,
diarbekr,
diarch,
diarchy,
diarist,
diarize,
diarrhea,
diarrhoea,
diarthric
Example sentences from the Web for diarchy
Diarchy, dī′ar-ki, n. a form of government in which two persons are jointly vested with supreme power—less correctly Dī′narchy.
The diarchy, however, as might have been expected, was found not to work very successfully in practice.
Pyrrhus |Jacob AbbottThis diarchy was to hold for both the central and provincial governments.
The New World of Islam |Lothrop Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for diarchy
diarchy
dyarchy
/ (ˈdaɪɑːkɪ) /
noun plural -chies
government by two states, individuals, etc