-archy

-archy

(word root) rule, governmentExamples of words with the root -archy: monarchy, oligarchy

-archy

suff. Rule; government: oligarchy.
[From words such as (mon)archy.]

-archy

n combining form government; rule: anarchy; monarchy. [from Greek -arkhia; see -arch] -archic adj combining form -archist n combining form

-archy

a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usu. corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy. [Middle English -archie < Latin -archia < Greek]