heptarchy
/ˈheptɑːkɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a state or region consisting of seven smaller, autonomous regions七盟邦（由七个自治地区组成的国家或地区）。
1.1
- mass noun government by seven rulers七头政治。
派生词
heptarchic
/hepˈtɑːkɪk/ adjectiveheptarchical
/hepˈtɑːkɪkəl/ adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from HEPTA- 'seven' + Greek arkhia 'rule', on the pattern of tetrarchy.