Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hecatontarchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heca-tontarchy
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A government of 100 rulers.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑκατονταρχία (hekatontarkhía), from ἑκατον (hekaton, “hundred”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”).

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What does hecatontarchy mean?
A government of 100 rulers.
Where does hecatontarchy come from?
From Ancient Greek ἑκατονταρχία (hekatontarkhía), from ἑκατον (hekaton, “hundred”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”).

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