pentarchy

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Government by five persons.
2. noun A governing body consisting of five persons.
3. noun A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

Similar words

polarchy pentarch polysynody pantocracy pentapody panarchy policy pedantocracy polypragmacy parataxis

Often followed by

of and was could

Word family

pentarchies