dyarchy

[ dahy-ahr-kee ]

/ ˈdaɪ ɑr ki /

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noun, plural dy·ar·chies.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dyarchy

dy·ar·chic, dy·ar·chi·cal, adjective

Words nearby dyarchy

Dy, dyad, dyadic, dyadic system, Dyak, dyarchy, Dyaus, Dyazide, dybbuk, Dyce, dye

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How to use dyarchy in a sentence

The designation suited the early years of the Empire, in which a dyarchy of princeps and senate had been maintained.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
The old dyarchy, under which the emperor might still be regarded as an official Development under Diocletian and Constantine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
As one Provincial Governor remarked to me, "We are in reality skipping the dyarchy stage."
India, Old and New|Sir Valentine Chirol

British Dictionary definitions for dyarchy

dyarchy

/ (ˈdaɪɑːkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

a variant spelling of diarchy

Derived forms of dyarchy

dyarchic, dyarchical or dyarchal, adjective

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