Tetrarch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A subordinate ruler.
  • n. One of four joint rulers.
  • n. A governor of one of four divisions of a country or province, especially in the ancient Roman Empire.
  • n. The commander of a subdivision of a phalanx in ancient Greece.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a governor of part of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in ancient Rome
  • n. an officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in ancient Greece
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.
  • adj. Four.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of any group of rulers or chiefs.
  • In botany, having four centripetally developed xylem plates: said of some radial vascular cylinders.
  • n. A stele which has four plerome strands.
  • n. In the Roman empire, the ruler of the fourth part of a country or province in the East; a viceroy; a subordinate ruler.
  • n. The commander of a subdivision of a Greek phalanx.
  • Four principal or chief.
  • Word Usage
    "The title tetrarch literally denotes one who rules over a fourth part of any country."
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