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diarchy
di·ar·chy
[
drkee
]
(
plural
di·ar·chies
)
or
dy·ar·chy
[
drkee
]
(
plural
dy·ar·chies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
government by two rulers or bodies:
a form of government in which power is held by two supreme rulers or two governing bodies
2.
country ruled by two rulers:
a country ruled or run by two supreme rulers or two governing bodies
[
Mid-19th century. <di-
1
after monarchy
]
di·ar·chal
[
dī rk'l
]
adjective
di·arch·ic
[
dī r kik
]
adjective
di·arch·i·cal
adjective
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di·ar·chal [ dī rk'l ] adjectivedi·arch·ic [ dī r kik ] adjectivedi·arch·i·cal adjective
