duarchy

duarchy
/dooh"ahr kee, dyooh"-/, n., pl. duarchies.
a government or form of government in which power is vested equally in two rulers.
[1580-90; < L du(o) TWO + -ARCHY]

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  • duarchy — government by two people; diarchy Forms of Government …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • duarchy — du·ar·chy …   English syllables

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  • duarchy — /d(y)uwarkiy/ A form of government where two reign jointly …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Authority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Authority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 authority authority Sgm: N 1 influence influence patronage power preponderance credit prestige prerogative jurisdiction Sgm: N 1 right right …   English dictionary for students

  • dinarchy — /din ahr kee/, n., pl. dinarchies. duarchy. [1650 60; < F (obs.) dinarchie, equiv. to din erroneous for DI 1 (after bi , bin ) + archie ARCHY] * * * …   Universalium

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