tetrarch
[ te-trahrk, tee- ]
/ ˈtɛ trɑrk, ˈti- /
noun
any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
a subordinate ruler.
one of four joint rulers or chiefs.
the ruler of the fourth part of a country or province in the ancient Roman Empire.
Origin of tetrarch
OTHER WORDS FROM tetrarch
te·trar·chy, te·trarch·ate [te-trahr-keyt, -kit, tee-] /ˈtɛ trɑrˌkeɪt, -kɪt, ˈti-/, noun te·trar·chic [te-trahr-kik, ti-] /tɛˈtrɑr kɪk, tɪ-/, te·trar·chi·cal, adjectiveWords nearby tetrarch
tetraploid,
tetrapod,
tetrapody,
tetrapterous,
tetrapylon,
tetrarch,
tetrasaccharide,
tetrasomic,
tetrasporangium,
tetraspore,
tetrastich
Example sentences from the Web for tetrarchy
He also gave him the tetrarchy of Lysanias, 27 and changed his iron chain for a golden one of equal weight.
The Antiquities of the Jews |Flavius JosephusOne place in Peræa and three in Philip's tetrarchy, with their events.
Outline Studies in the New Testament for Bible Teachers |Jesse Lyman HurlbutAt the time mentioned by Luke the territory of Abila, or Abilene, was no longer a tetrarchy.
The Christ |John Eleazer RemsburgThey called it the Club of the Tetrarchy, because they thought it grand to have a Greek name.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day |Edward E. Hale
British Dictionary definitions for tetrarchy
tetrarch
/ (ˈtɛtrɑːk) /
noun
the ruler of one fourth of a country
a subordinate ruler, esp of Syria under the Roman Empire
the commander of one of the smaller subdivisions of a Macedonian phalanx
any of four joint rulers
Derived forms of tetrarch
tetrarchate (tɛˈtrɑːˌkeɪt, -kɪt), noun tetrarchic or tetrarchical, adjective tetrarchy, nounWord Origin for tetrarch
C14: from Greek
tetrarkhēs; see
tetra-,
-arch