pentarchy
/pen-tahr-kee/US // ˈpɛn tɑr ki //UK // (ˈpɛntɑːkɪ) //
五元制,五元体制,五元制国家,五元结构
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural pen·tar·chies.
- : a government by five persons.
- : a governing body of five persons.
- : a federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.
Examples
In 1846 Russia was the first power of Europe, and at a great distance ahead of all other members of the Pentarchy.
But, as in the Saxon times this country was an heptarchy, it is now a strange sort of pentarchy.
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