pentarchy

Etymology
From, from , from + , perhaps via. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  Government by five persons.
 * 2) A governing body consisting of five persons.
 * 3) A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:government

Hyponyms

 * See Thesaurus:government

Translations

 * Finnish: pentarkia
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 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: pentarquia
 * Russian: пента́рхия
 * Spanish: pentarquía