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heptarchy/ˈheptɑ:ki/n. (pl. -ies) 1a government by seven rulers 七头政治 b an instance of this 七头政府 2 hist. the supposed seven kingdoms of the Angles and the Saxons in Britain in the 7th - 8th centuries [史义]七王国(指 7 至 8 世纪盎格鲁撒克逊时期的七国并立) □ heptarchic /-ˈtɑ:kik/ adj.□ heptarchical /-ˈtɑ:kik(ə)l/ adj.[HEPTA-, on the pattern of tetrarchy] |