tetrarchy

[ te-trahr-kee, tee- ]

noun

1. the position, territory, or tenure of a tetrarch, especially of the ruler of the fourth part of a province or country in the ancient Roman Empire:

   Agrippa returned to Rome in a.d. 39 and secured the banishment of his uncle Antipas, whose tetrarchy of Galilee and Perea he was then granted.

2. a group of four joint rulers or chiefs, or the rule or domain of such a group:

   Many thanks to our tetrarchy of system administrators, who worked together to fix this complex network problem in record time.

Other Words From

• te·trar·chic [te-, trahr, -kik, ti-], te·trar·chi·cal adjective

Example Sentences

He also gave him the tetrarchy of Lysanias, 27 and changed his iron chain for a golden one of equal weight.

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They called it the Club of the Tetrarchy, because they thought it grand to have a Greek name.

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At the time mentioned by Luke the territory of Abila, or Abilene, was no longer a tetrarchy.

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The supreme power of each tetrarchy resided in a council of the ulmen, who assembled annually in a large plain.

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One place in Peræa and three in Philip's tetrarchy, with their events.

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