- tri|er|ar|chy
- tri|er|ar|chy «TRY uh RAHR kee», noun, plural -chies.1. the command over a trireme.2. trierarchs collectively.3. (in Athens) the system of requiring citizens to equip triremes for the state.
see etym. under Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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chy — chy·li·fac·tion; chy·li·fac·tive; chy·lif·er·ous; chy·li·fi·ca·tion; chy·li·form; chy·li·fy; chy·lo·cau·lous; chy·lo·cyst; chy·loid; chy·lo·mi·cron; chy·lo·phyl·lous; chy·lo·poi·e·sis; chy·lo·sis; chy·lous; chy·lu·ria; chy·mase; chy·mif·er·ous;… … English syllables
tri — tri·able; tri·a·can·thi·dae; tri·acetin; tri·a·con·tane; tri·a·con·ta·no·ic; tri·a·con·ter; tri·act; tri·actinal; tri·adel·phous; tri·a·denum; tri·ad·ic; tri·ad·ism; tri·aene; tri·ae·noph·o·rus; tri·ak·i·dae; tri·a·kis·octahedron;… … English syllables
tri|ar|chy — «TRY ahr kee», noun, plural ar|chies. 1. a government by three persons. 2. three persons ruling jointly; triumvirate. 3. a group of three districts or states, each under its own ruler. ╂[< Greek triarchíā < tri three + archíā a rule] … Useful english dictionary
ma|tri|ar|chy — «MAY tree AHR kee», noun, plural chies. 1. a form of social organization in which the mother is the ruler of a family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother: »Matriarchy (absolute rule by women) and patriarchy (absolute rule by men)… … Useful english dictionary
pa|tri|ar|chy — «PAY tree AHR kee», noun, plural chies. 1. a form of social organization in which the father is head of the family and in which descent is reckoned in the male line, the children belonging to the father s clan. The joint family of the Hindus and… … Useful english dictionary
ma·tri·ar·chy — /ˈmeıtriˌɑɚki/ noun, pl chies 1 [count] : a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women For 20 years, the country was ruled as a matriarchy. ancient matriarchies 2 [noncount] : a social system in which family members… … Useful english dictionary
pa·tri·ar·chy — /ˈpeıtriˌɑɚki/ noun, pl chies 1 [count] : a family, group, or government controlled by a man or a group of men For 20 years, the country was ruled as a patriarchy. ancient patriarchies 2 [noncount] : a social system in which family members are… … Useful english dictionary
trierarchy — tri·er·ar·chy … English syllables
trierarchy — tri•er•ar•chy [[t]ˈtraɪ əˌrɑr ki[/t]] n. pl. chies. (in ancient Greece) 1) anh the office of a trierarch 2) anh (in Athens) the civic duty of fitting out or furnishing triremes • Etymology: 1830–40; < Gk triērarchía. See trierarch, y III … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
