octarchy

English

Etymology

From octo- +‎ -archy, on the pattern of heptarchy etc.

Noun

octarchy (plural octarchies)

  1. A group of eight states.
  2. A government of eight people.

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References
  • "octarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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