hecatontarchy
English
Alternative forms
- hecatarchy
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑκατονταρχία (hekatontarkhía), from ἑκατον (hekaton, “hundred”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”).
Noun
hecatontarchy (plural hecatarchies)
- A government of 100 rulers.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:government
Coordinate terms
- See Thesaurus:government
References
- "hecatontarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.