| ETHNARCH | • ethnarch n. (Historical) The governor of a Jewish province under the Roman Empire. • ethnarch n. A leader of an ethnic community, especially a Jewish or (in the Ottoman Empire) Eastern Orthodox leader… • ETHNARCH n. the ruler of a people or province. |
| HEPTARCH | • heptarch n. A heptarchist. • HEPTARCH n. a member of a heptarchy, government by seven persons. |
| HIERARCH | • hierarch n. (Religion) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order. • hierarch n. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their… • HIERARCH n. a high-ranking person esp. an ecclesiastical ruler or potentate. |
| HIPPARCH | • hipparch n. (Historical) An Ancient Greek cavalry officer. • HIPPARCH n. (Greek) a cavalry commander in ancient Greece. |
| OLIGARCH | • oligarch n. A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country. • oligarch n. A very wealthy business owner who wields political power. • oligarch n. (Cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion. |
| OMNIARCH | • omniarch n. A ruler of the world or everything. • OMNIARCH n. an almighty ruler. |
| OUTMARCH | • outmarch v. (Transitive) To surpass in marching; to march further or faster than. • OUTMARCH v. to surpass in marching. |
| OVERARCH | • overarch v. To form an arch over something. • OVERARCH v. to form an arch over. |
| PENTARCH | • pentarch n. A member of a pentarchy. • PENTARCH n. a member of a pentarchy, government by five persons. |
| PHYLARCH | • phylarch n. (Historical) The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece. • phylarch n. (Historical) An Athenian hipparch, head of an Athenian clan in battle. • phylarch n. A tribal chief, magistrate, or other local ruler. |
| POLYARCH | • polyarch n. (Rare) A state of many rulers, many leaders. • polyarch n. (Botany) A root that has many xylem bundles. • POLYARCH adj. having many xylem strands. |
| RESEARCH | • research n. (Uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles… • research n. (Countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research. • research v. (Transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. |
| TAXIARCH | • taxiarch n. (Historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. • TAXIARCH n. an Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. |
| TETRARCH | • tetrarch n. A governor or ruler of a quarter of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in or client… • tetrarch n. Each of the four members of a jointly ruling tetrarchy, notably of the Roman Empire since Diocletian. • tetrarch n. An officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in Ancient Greece. |
| UNSTARCH | • unstarch v. (Transitive) To free from starch; to make limp or pliable. • UNSTARCH v. to free from starch. |