octarchy

[ ok-tahr-kee ]
/ ˈɒk tɑr ki /

noun, plural oc·tar·chies.

a government by eight persons.
a group of eight states or kingdoms.

Origin of octarchy

First recorded in 1795–1805; oct- + -archy

Words nearby octarchy

octangle, octangular, octanoic acid, octans, octant, octarchy, octaroon, octastyle, octateuch, octavalent, octave

Example sentences from the Web for octarchy

  • Finally, to use the quaint phrase of the Chancellor Whitelock, “the Octarchy was brought into one.”

    Amenities of Literature |Isaac Disraeli

  • Thus an octarchy was established, formed of the following eight distinct states.

    History of the Anglo-Saxons |Thomas Miller

British Dictionary definitions for octarchy

octarchy
/ (ˈɒktɑːkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

government by eight rulers
a confederacy of eight kingdoms, tribes, etc