tetrarchic

adjective

te·​trar·​chic (ˈ)te‧¦trärkik 

(ˈ)tē‧¦t-, 

tə̇‧ˈt-

variants or less commonly tetrarchical

-rkə̇kəl

: of or relating to a tetrarchy or a tetrarch

Word History

Etymology

tetrarchic from Greek tetrarchikos of a tetrarch, from tetrarchēs tetrarch + -ikos -ic; tetrarchical from Greek tetrarchikos + English -al

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Rhymes for tetrarchic

• anarchic
• hierarchic
• oligarchic