OCTARCHY


Meaning of OCTARCHY in English

/ok"tahr kee/ , n. , pl. octarchies .

1. a government by eight persons.

2. a group of eight states or kingdoms.

[ 1795-1805; OCT- + -ARCHY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .