Definition of tetrarch in English:

tetrarch

noun ˈtɛtrɑːkˈtɛtrɑrk

1(in the Roman Empire) the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province.
Example sentencesExamples
- When Diocletian divided authority between the tetrarchs, each of them established a capital in a different region of the empire and embellished it with appropriate grandeur.
- The same harshness of representation is seen in the portraits of the tetrarchs, along with a stronger emphasis on abstraction as uniformity reinforced the solidarity of the empire.
- Full of magnificent mosaics with what seem to be portraits of the same sort as those found on the porphyry monuments of the tetrarchs in the 290s and early 300s, it nonetheless remains mysterious.
- Claudius made him tetrarch of the provinces of Philippi and Lysanias, with the title of king.
- Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea.
1. 1.1 Each of four joint rulers.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Recognizing the emperor's vulnerability, he also chose to divide authority among four rulers, known as the tetrarchs.
  The sameness of the portraits underlines the tetrarchs' equality, while their embrace stresses unanimity and solidarity.
  The provinces were grouped into larger administrative units called a diocese, ruled by a governor general who answered to a praetorian prefect, who in turn answered to one of the tetrarchs.
2. 1.2archaic A subordinate ruler.
  Example sentencesExamples
  McKinsey also thinks it is wrong for Matthew to call Herod a ‘King ‘rather than a tetrarch.’

Derivatives

tetrarchy

nounPlural tetrarchies ˈtɛtrɑːkiˈtɛˌtrɑrki

Four of Herod's sons ruled the kingdom divided into four tetrarchies, so the rulers were called tetrarchs, not kings.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each tribe divided its territory into canton-like tetrarchies, ruled by a tetrarch supported by a judge and a general.
- The division of tetrarchies between Antipas and Philip had been instituted by Rome, but it divided territory that Judaism considered to be part of Israel's heritage.
- The emperor exiled Antipas and awarded his tetrarchy to Agrippa.
- He instituted a tetrarchy in which two senior emperors ruled as Augusti, supported by two junior emperors, or caesarae, who were next in line to rule, at which time a new caesar would be appointed.

tetrarchate

noun -keɪt

tetrarchical

adjective -ˈtrɑːkɪk(ə)l

Origin

Old English, from late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarches, from Greek tetrarkhēs, from tetra- 'four' + arkhein 'to rule'.

Rhymes

Petrarch

Definition of tetrarch in US English:

tetrarch

nounˈtɛtrɑrkˈteträrk

1(in the Roman Empire) the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province.
Example sentencesExamples
- Full of magnificent mosaics with what seem to be portraits of the same sort as those found on the porphyry monuments of the tetrarchs in the 290s and early 300s, it nonetheless remains mysterious.
- When Diocletian divided authority between the tetrarchs, each of them established a capital in a different region of the empire and embellished it with appropriate grandeur.
- Claudius made him tetrarch of the provinces of Philippi and Lysanias, with the title of king.
- The same harshness of representation is seen in the portraits of the tetrarchs, along with a stronger emphasis on abstraction as uniformity reinforced the solidarity of the empire.
- Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea.
1. 1.1 One of four joint rulers.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Recognizing the emperor's vulnerability, he also chose to divide authority among four rulers, known as the tetrarchs.
  The provinces were grouped into larger administrative units called a diocese, ruled by a governor general who answered to a praetorian prefect, who in turn answered to one of the tetrarchs.
  The sameness of the portraits underlines the tetrarchs' equality, while their embrace stresses unanimity and solidarity.
2. 1.2archaic A subordinate ruler.
  Example sentencesExamples
  McKinsey also thinks it is wrong for Matthew to call Herod a ‘King ‘rather than a tetrarch.’

Origin

Old English, from late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarches, from Greek tetrarkhēs, from tetra- ‘four’ + arkhein ‘to rule’.

单词	tetrarch
释义	Definition of tetrarch in English: tetrarch noun ˈtɛtrɑːkˈtɛtrɑrk 1(in the Roman Empire) the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province. Example sentencesExamples When Diocletian divided authority between the tetrarchs, each of them established a capital in a different region of the empire and embellished it with appropriate grandeur. The same harshness of representation is seen in the portraits of the tetrarchs, along with a stronger emphasis on abstraction as uniformity reinforced the solidarity of the empire. Full of magnificent mosaics with what seem to be portraits of the same sort as those found on the porphyry monuments of the tetrarchs in the 290s and early 300s, it nonetheless remains mysterious. Claudius made him tetrarch of the provinces of Philippi and Lysanias, with the title of king. Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea. 1.1 Each of four joint rulers. Example sentencesExamples Recognizing the emperor's vulnerability, he also chose to divide authority among four rulers, known as the tetrarchs. The sameness of the portraits underlines the tetrarchs' equality, while their embrace stresses unanimity and solidarity. The provinces were grouped into larger administrative units called a diocese, ruled by a governor general who answered to a praetorian prefect, who in turn answered to one of the tetrarchs. 1.2archaic A subordinate ruler. Example sentencesExamples McKinsey also thinks it is wrong for Matthew to call Herod a ‘King ‘rather than a tetrarch.’ Derivatives tetrarchy nounPlural tetrarchies ˈtɛtrɑːkiˈtɛˌtrɑrki Four of Herod's sons ruled the kingdom divided into four tetrarchies, so the rulers were called tetrarchs, not kings. Example sentencesExamples Each tribe divided its territory into canton-like tetrarchies, ruled by a tetrarch supported by a judge and a general. The division of tetrarchies between Antipas and Philip had been instituted by Rome, but it divided territory that Judaism considered to be part of Israel's heritage. The emperor exiled Antipas and awarded his tetrarchy to Agrippa. He instituted a tetrarchy in which two senior emperors ruled as Augusti, supported by two junior emperors, or caesarae, who were next in line to rule, at which time a new caesar would be appointed. tetrarchate noun -keɪt tetrarchical adjective -ˈtrɑːkɪk(ə)l Origin Old English, from late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarches, from Greek tetrarkhēs, from tetra- 'four' + arkhein 'to rule'. Rhymes Petrarch Definition of tetrarch in US English: tetrarch nounˈtɛtrɑrkˈteträrk 1(in the Roman Empire) the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province. Example sentencesExamples Full of magnificent mosaics with what seem to be portraits of the same sort as those found on the porphyry monuments of the tetrarchs in the 290s and early 300s, it nonetheless remains mysterious. When Diocletian divided authority between the tetrarchs, each of them established a capital in a different region of the empire and embellished it with appropriate grandeur. Claudius made him tetrarch of the provinces of Philippi and Lysanias, with the title of king. The same harshness of representation is seen in the portraits of the tetrarchs, along with a stronger emphasis on abstraction as uniformity reinforced the solidarity of the empire. Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea. 1.1 One of four joint rulers. Example sentencesExamples Recognizing the emperor's vulnerability, he also chose to divide authority among four rulers, known as the tetrarchs. The provinces were grouped into larger administrative units called a diocese, ruled by a governor general who answered to a praetorian prefect, who in turn answered to one of the tetrarchs. The sameness of the portraits underlines the tetrarchs' equality, while their embrace stresses unanimity and solidarity. 1.2archaic A subordinate ruler. Example sentencesExamples McKinsey also thinks it is wrong for Matthew to call Herod a ‘King ‘rather than a tetrarch.’ Origin Old English, from late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarches, from Greek tetrarkhēs, from tetra- ‘four’ + arkhein ‘to rule’.
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