'Pentarchy' definitions:

Definition of 'Pentarchy'

From: GCIDE
  • Pentarchy \Pen"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pentarchie. See Penta-, and -archy.] A government in the hands of five persons; five joint rulers. --P. Fletcher. "The pentarchy of the senses." --A. Brewer. [1913 Webster]