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Webster 1913 Edition

Tetrarch

Te′trarch

,
Noun.
[L.
tetrarches
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK];
τέτρα-
(see
Tetra-
) + [GREEK] a ruler, [GREEK] to lead; rule: cf. F.
tétrarque
. See
Arch
,
Adj.
]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

Te′trarch

,
Adj.
Four.
[Obs.]
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tetrarch

TE'TRARCH

,
Noun.
[Gr. four, and rule.] A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign.

Definition 2024

Tetrarch

Tetrarch

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German

Noun

Tetrarch m ‎(genitive Tetrarchen, plural Tetrarchen)

  1. tetrarch

tetrarch

tetrarch

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English

Noun

tetrarch ‎(plural tetrarchs)

  1. a governor of part of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in Ancient Rome
  2. an officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece

Translations

Etymology

Latin tetrarches.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛtrɑrk/

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