tetrarchy
suomi-englanti sanakirjatetrarchy englanniksi
A government where power is shared by four people, ''especially'' the tetrarchy|Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of the Great|Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Empire in the years 293-313.
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The land ruled by such a government, either together or separately.
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