duarchy

American

[doo-ahr-kee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ɑr ki, ˈdyu- /

noun

plural

duarchies

a government or form of government in which power is vested equally in two rulers.

Etymology

Origin of duarchy

1580–90; < Latin du ( o ) two + -archy

Example Sentences

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In effect, diplomats say, the Khalid-Fahd "duarchy" in Saudi Arabia has been replaced by a Fahd-Abdullah team.

From Time Magazine Archive

How long a time was required for this primal integration, under a patriarchal monarchy, we cannot know; but we have learned that the later integration, under a duarchy, occupied considerably more than a thousand years….

From Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation by Hearn, Lafcadio

In 1868, after revolution and restoration, the old order changed, and duarchy and feudalism passed away.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot

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