English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
John Dee — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dee. John Dee, portrait du XVIe siècle, artiste inconnu. Selon Charlotte Fell Smith, ce portrait a été réalisé alors que Dee était âgé d … Wikipédia en Français
heptarchy — heptarch, heptarchist, n. heptarchic, heptarchical, heptarchal, adj. /hep tahr kee/, n., pl. heptarchies. 1. (often cap.) the seven principal concurrent Anglo Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries. 2. government by… … Universalium
heptarchy — [ hɛptα:ki] noun (plural heptarchies) a state or region consisting of seven autonomous regions. ↘government by seven rulers. Derivatives heptarchic tα:kɪk adjective heptarchical tα:kɪk(ə)l adjective Origin C16: from … English new terms dictionary
heptarchy — /ˈhɛptaki/ (say heptahkee) noun (plural heptarchies) 1. a government by seven persons. 2. a group of seven states or kingdoms, each under its own ruler. {hept(a) + archy} –heptarch, noun –heptarchic /hɛpˈtakɪk/ (say hep tahkik), adjective …
heptarchy — [hep′tär kē, hep′tär΄kē] n. pl. heptarchies [ HEPT(A) + ARCHY] government by seven rulers the Heptarchy a term used by historians for: 1. Obs. the supposed confederacy of seven Anglo Saxon kingdoms 2. the kingdoms of Anglo Saxon England before… … English World dictionary
