- Heptarchic
- Heptarchic Hep*tar"chic, a. [Cf. F. heptarchique.] Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
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Heptarchic
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heptarchic — hep·tar·chic … English syllables
heptarchic — adjective see heptarchal * * * heptarˈchic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑hepta … Useful english dictionary
Heptarchy — • By the term heptarchy is understood that complexus of seven kingdoms, into which, roughly speaking, Anglo Saxon Britain was divided for nearly three centuries, until at last the supremacy, about the year 829, fell definitely and finally into… … Catholic encyclopedia
heptarchy — heptarch, heptarchist, n. heptarchic, heptarchical, heptarchal, adj. /hep tahr kee/, n., pl. heptarchies. 1. (often cap.) the seven principal concurrent Anglo Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries. 2. government by… … Universalium
heptarchy — [ hɛptα:ki] noun (plural heptarchies) a state or region consisting of seven autonomous regions. ↘government by seven rulers. Derivatives heptarchic tα:kɪk adjective heptarchical tα:kɪk(ə)l adjective Origin C16: from … English new terms dictionary
heptarchy — /ˈhɛptaki/ (say heptahkee) noun (plural heptarchies) 1. a government by seven persons. 2. a group of seven states or kingdoms, each under its own ruler. {hept(a) + archy} –heptarch, noun –heptarchic /hɛpˈtakɪk/ (say hep tahkik), adjective …
heptarch — n. member of heptarchy. ♦ heptarchal, ♦ heptarchic, a. ♦ heptarchy, n. government by seven persons; group of seven allied but independent kingdoms, especially of Anglo Saxon England … Dictionary of difficult words
heptarchy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a government by seven rulers. b an instance of this. 2 hist. the supposed seven kingdoms of the Angles and the Saxons in Britain in the 7th 8th c. Derivatives: heptarchic adj. heptarchical adj. Etymology: HEPTA after tetrarchy … Useful english dictionary
