tetrarch

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/ === Noun === tetrarch (plural tetrarchs) A governor or ruler of a quarter of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in or client state of Ancient Rome. Each of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy, notably of the Roman Empire since Diocletian. An officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === tetrarch (not comparable) (botany) Having four vascular strands in a fibrovascular cylinder or stele. === See also === heptarch hexarch == Dutch == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teːˈtrɑrx/ Hyphenation: te‧trarch Rhymes: -ɑrx === Noun === tetrarch m (plural tetrarchen, diminutive tetrarchje n) a tetrarch (governor or ruler of a quarter of a country) a tetrarch (one of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy) a tetrarch (officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece) ==== Synonyms ==== viervorst ==== Related terms ==== tetrarchie