n. (pl. -ies)
1. a government by seven rulers. b an instance of this.
2 hist. the supposed seven kingdoms of the Angles and the Saxons in Britain in the 7th-8th c.
Derivatives:
heptarchic adj. heptarchical adj.
Etymology: HEPTA- after tetrarchy
n. (pl. -ies)
1. a government by seven rulers. b an instance of this.
2 hist. the supposed seven kingdoms of the Angles and the Saxons in Britain in the 7th-8th c.
Derivatives:
heptarchic adj. heptarchical adj.
Etymology: HEPTA- after tetrarchy
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012