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Definition of Tetrarch
1. n. A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.
2. a. Four.
Definition of Tetrarch
1. Noun. a governor of part of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in ancient Rome ¹
2. Noun. an officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx in ancient Greece ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tetrarch
1. one of four joint rulers [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tetrarch
1. A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign. Origin: L. Tetrarches, Gr,; (see Tetra-) + a ruler, to lead; rule: cf. F. Tetrarque. See Arch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetrarch
Literary usage of Tetrarch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons by Adolphus Frederick Schauffler (1899)
"Being tetrarch. "Originally, as the name itself indicates, a governor of a fourth
part of what had been a kingdom; now it designated a petty monarch of a ..."
2. Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Gospels: Designed for Sunday School by Albert Barnes (1863)
"AT that time • Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus ' 2 And said ...
The title tetrarch literally denotes one who rules over a fourth part of any ..."
3. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"346, and are all of approximately equal and relatively small width. Triarch and
tetrarch bundles sometimes occur in thick roots of species, ..."
4. A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time by Philip Smith (1866)
"... OF ANTIPATER—DEATH OF HEROD—DIVISION OF HIS KINGDOM—ARCHELAUS, KING OF
JUD^A—DEPOSED AND BANISHED—ANTIPAS, tetrarch OF GALILEE—THE tetrarch PHILIP—HEROD ..."
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