PENTARCHY


Meaning of PENTARCHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpen-ˌtär-kē ]

noun

Etymology: Greek pentarchia, from penta- + -archia -archy

Date: circa 1586

: a group of five countries or districts each under its own ruler or government

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.