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heptarchy.

A government of seven people.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki/
  1. A government of seven people.

  2. The realm so ruled.

  3. A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to hepta- + -archy.

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