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English
Pronunciation
IPA: /ˈtɛtrɑrk/
Noun
a
governor
of part of a
country
, especially of a fourth part of a
province
in ancient
Rome
an
officer
in charge of a fourth part of a
phalanx
in ancient
Greece
io:tetrarch
ru:tetrarch
ta:tetrarch
te:tetrarch
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, a.
Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
Tetrarch strictly the ruler over the fourth part of a province; but the word denotes a ruler of a province generally (Matt. 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). Herod and Phasael, the sons of Antipater, were the first tetrarchs in Palestine. Herod the tetrarch had the title of king (Matt. 14:9).
Tetrarch, governor of a fourth part
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