heptarchy
heptarchy[ˈhɛptɑːki](pl. -ies)- a state or region consisting of seven smaller, autonomous regions
七盟邦(由七个自治地区组成的国家或地区)
■[mass noun]government by seven rulers
七头政治
派生heptarchic[-ˈtɑːkɪk]adjectiveheptarchical[-ˈtɑːkɪk(ə)l]adjective语源- late 16th cent.: from hepta- 'seven' + Greek arkhia 'rule', on the pattern of tetrarchy
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