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Definition of Ethnarchy
1. n. The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule.
Definition of Ethnarchy
1. Noun. A population and area of land governed by a single ruler, called an ethnarch, and in which the population is of homogenous ethnicity and the political unit is of insufficient size to be considered a kingdom or nation. ¹
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Definition of Ethnarchy
1. [n -CHIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethnarchy
Literary usage of Ethnarchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1840)
"Archelaus was no sooner in possession of his ethnarchy than he broke out into
acts of the most savage tyranny. It seemed then as if everything conspired to ..."
2. The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful (1843)
"After Archelaus had taken possession of his ethnarchy, a young Jew of Sidon caused
some disturbance by pretending to be Alexander, the son of Mariamne, ..."
3. The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: The Learned and Authentic Jewish by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston, Siwart Haverkamp (1809)
"... and Samaria, were part« ot the ethnarchy of Archelaus, ... under the ethnarchy
of Archelaus And tor the reft of Herod's offspring, they received, ..."