heptarchy

== English == === Alternative forms === (specific cases): Heptarchy === Etymology === From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to hepta- +‎ -archy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki/ === Noun === heptarchy (plural heptarchies) A government of seven people. The realm so ruled. A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain. ==== Synonyms ==== (rule): See Thesaurus:government ==== Coordinate terms ==== (rule): See Thesaurus:government ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === "heptarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.