Tetrarch Definition

tĕträrk, tēträrk
noun
A subordinate prince, governor, etc.
Webster's New World
One of four joint rulers.
American Heritage
In the ancient Roman Empire, the ruler of part (orig. a fourth part) of a province.
Webster's New World
The commander of a subdivision of a phalanx in ancient Greece.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tetrarch

Noun

Singular:
tetrarch
Plural:
tetrarchs

Origin of Tetrarch

  • Middle English tetrarche a Roman tetrarch from Old French from Late Latin tetrarcha from Latin tetrarchēs from Greek tetrarkhēs tetra- tetra- -arkhēs -arch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin tetrarches.

    From Wiktionary

Tetrarch Sentence Examples

  • Antipas became tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea, with a revenue of 200 talents.

  • Antony had made him tetrarch, and now with the assent of Octavian persuaded the Senate to declare him king of Judaea.

  • Herod the Great was tetrarch of Galilee in 47 B.C.; in 4 B.C. he was succeeded by his son Antipas.

  • They contained seven ton Tetrarch tanks, gun limbers and jeeps.

  • He was the puppet ruler the tetrarch of the region of Galilee and Perea, within the Roman Empire.

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Words Starting With

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