单词 | tetrarch |
释义 | tetrarch[ te-trahrk, tee- ] / ˈtɛ trɑrk, ˈti- / nounany ruler of a fourth part, division, etc. a subordinate ruler. one of four joint rulers or chiefs. the ruler of the fourth part of a country or province in the ancient Roman Empire. Origin of tetrarch1350–1400; Middle English, tetrarcha, tetrarke<Late Latin tetrarcha, variant of Latin tetrarchēs<Greek tetrárchēs.See tetr-, -arch OTHER WORDS FROM tetrarchte·trar·chy, te·trarch·ate [te-trahr-keyt, -kit, tee-], /ˈtɛ trɑrˌkeɪt, -kɪt, ˈti-/, nounte·trar·chic [te-trahr-kik, ti-], /tɛˈtrɑr kɪk, tɪ-/, te·trar·chi·cal, adjectiveWords nearby tetrarchtetraploid, tetrapod, tetrapody, tetrapterous, tetrapylon, tetrarch, tetrasaccharide, tetrasomic, tetrasporangium, tetraspore, tetrastich Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tetrarchBritish Dictionary definitions for tetrarchtetrarch / (ˈtɛtrɑːk) / nounthe ruler of one fourth of a country a subordinate ruler, esp of Syria under the Roman Empire the commander of one of the smaller subdivisions of a Macedonian phalanx any of four joint rulers Derived forms of tetrarchtetrarchate (tɛˈtrɑːˌkeɪt, -kɪt), nountetrarchic or tetrarchical, adjectivetetrarchy, nounWord Origin for tetrarchC14: from Greek tetrarkhēs; see tetra-, -arch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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