pentarchy

n. 五头统治, 五国联盟, 五地区联盟

词形变化

pentarchies 复数 pentarchies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Government by five persons.

    政治
  2. 2.

    A governing body consisting of five persons.

  3. 3.

    A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

词源

From Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), from πεντα- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā, “-archy, rule”), perhaps via Middle French pentarchie. Equivalent to pent- + -archy.

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