heptarchy

n. 七头统治, 七国连盟, 七王国

发音

/ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki/

词形变化

heptarchies 复数 heptarchies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A government of seven people.

  2. 2.

    The realm so ruled.

  3. 3.

    A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

词源

From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to hepta- + -archy.

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