dictionary definitions for "tetrarch"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. ?, ?; te`tra- (see
     Tetra-) + ? a ruler, ? to lead; rule: cf. F. t['e]trarque.
     See Arch, a.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any
     subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or
     sovereign.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, a.
     Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]


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