triarchy

tri·ar·chy

noun \ˈtrī-ˌär-kē\

plural tri·ar·chies

Definition of TRIARCHY

1

: government by three persons : triumvirate

2

: a country under three rulers

Origin of TRIARCHY

Greek triarchia, from tri- + -archia -archy

First Known Use: circa 1656

Rhymes with TRIARCHY

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