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triarchy

noun tri·ar·chy \ ˈtrī-ˌär-kē \

Definition of triarchy

plural triarchies
1 : government by three persons : triumvirate
2 : a country under three rulers

Origin and Etymology of triarchy

Greek triarchia, from tri- + -archia -archy

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