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tetrarchy

noun
te·​trar·​chy | \ ˈte-ËŒträr-kÄ“ How to pronounce tetrarchy (audio) , ˈtÄ“-\
plural tetrarchies

Definition of tetrarchy

: government by four persons ruling jointly

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 Emperor Diocletian tried to bring order by distributing power to a four-ruler tetrarchy that would govern the four quarters of the empire. — Kristin Baird Rattini, National Geographic, "Who was Constantine?," 25 Feb. 2019

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First Known Use of tetrarchy

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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