dinarchy

[ din-ahr-kee ]

/ ˈdɪn ɑr ki /

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noun, plural din·ar·chies.

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Origin of dinarchy

1650–60; <French (obsolete) dinarchie, equivalent to din- erroneous for di-¹ (after bi-, bin-) + -archie-archy