definitions

diarchy

or dy·ar·chy

[ dahy-ahr-kee ]
/ ˈdaɪ ɑr ki /
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noun, plural di·ar·chies.

government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.

Nearby words

diapophysis, diapositive, diapsid, diarbekr, diarch, diarchy, diarist, diarize, diarrhea, diarrhoea, diarthric

Origin of diarchy

First recorded in 1825–35; di-1 + -archy

Related forms

di·ar·chi·al, di·ar·chic, adjective
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Examples from the Web for diarchy

  • Diarchy, dī′ar-ki, n. a form of government in which two persons are jointly vested with supreme power—less correctly Dī′narchy.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

  • The diarchy, however, as might have been expected, was found not to work very successfully in practice.

    Pyrrhus|Jacob Abbott

  • This diarchy was to hold for both the central and provincial governments.

    The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for diarchy

diarchy

dyarchy

/ (ˈdaɪɑːkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

government by two states, individuals, etc

Derived Forms

diarchic, diarchical, diarchal, dyarchic, dyarchical or dyarchal, adjective
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