Te"trarch (?), n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. , ; (see Tetra-) + a ruler, to lead; rule: cf. F. t'etrarque. See Arch, a.] Rom. Antiq.

A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

 

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Te"trarch, a.

Four.

[Obs.]

Fuller.

 

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