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heptarchy


hep·tar·chy

noun \ˈhep-ˌtär-kē\

Definition of HEPTARCHY

: a hypothetical confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the seventh and eighth centuries

First Known Use of HEPTARCHY

1576

Rhymes with HEPTARCHY

autarchy, autarky, dyarchy, eparchy, exarchy, malarkey, menarche, pentarchy, squirearchy, tetrarchy, triarchy, trierarchy

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