n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. anarchie. See Anarch. ] 1. Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spread anarchy and terror all around. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, confusion or disorder, in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

There being then . . . an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re&unr_;koning of years. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Arched; as, archy brows. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; chief. See Arch-, pref. ] A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. -arch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Severely criticism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Severe criticism. [ Obs. ] Sir J. Harrington. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; independence; a'yto`s self + 'arkei^n to be sufficient. ] 1. Self-sufficiency, especially economic self-sufficiency as applied to nations. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. same as autarky.
Syn. -- autarky. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; to rule. ] A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in two persons.

n. See Diarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; two + -archy. ] Government by two persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; the post or office of an &unr_;. ] A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. Wright.

n. See Gynarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynh` a woman + -archy. ] Government by a woman. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "a`gios sacred, holy + -archy.] A sacred government; government by holy orders of men. Southey. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie. ] A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A chief or great heresy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The book itself [ the Alcoran ] consists of heresiarchies against our blessed Savior. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hetero- + -archy. ] The government of an alien. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hierarchies [ Gr. 'ierarchi`a: cf. F. hiérarchie. ] 1. Dominion or authority in sacred things. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A body of officials disposed organically in ranks and orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of ecclesiastical rulers. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A form of government administered in the church by patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in an inferior degree, by priests. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A rank or order of holy beings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Standards and gonfalons . . . for distinction serve
Of hierarchies, of orders, and degrees. Milton.

5. (Math., Logic, Computers) Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it; also, the entire set of ordering relations between such objects. The ordering relation between each object and the one above is called a hierarchical relation. Classification schemes, as in biology, usually form hierarchies. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. krith`s judge + 'archh` beginning, government. ] The rule of the judges over Israel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the kritarchy. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Monarchies [ F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. &unr_;. See Monarch. ] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. [ 1913 Webster ]

In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. [ 1913 Webster ]

What scourage for perjury
Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fifth monarchy, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under Fifth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nayarchi`a. ] Nautical skill or experience. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Petty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Nomarchies A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Oligarchies [ Gr. &unr_;; 'oli`gos few, little + 'a`rchein to rule, govern: cf. F. oligarchie. ] A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few. [ 1913 Webster ]

All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. papa bishop + -archy. ] Government by a pope; papal rule. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. patriarchi`a. ] 1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. Brerewood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: 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 ]

n. [ Gr. fylarchi`a. ] The office of a phylarch; government of a class or tribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wealth + -archy. ] Plutocracy; the rule of wealth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Polyarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Poly- + -archy: cf. F. polyarchie. Cf. Polarchy. ] A government by many persons, of whatever order or class. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Squire + -archy. ] The gentlemen, or gentry, of a country, collectively. [ Written also squirearchy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to starch. [ PJC ]

2. Containing or consisting of starch; -- used especially of foods. [ PJC ]

3. Resembling starch; stiff. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Stiffened by use of starch; starched{ 1 }; -- of clothing. [ PJC ]

5. Formal in manner; precise.
Syn. -- starch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. synarchi`a, fr. syna`rchein to rule jointly with; sy`n with + 'a`rchein to rule. ] Joint rule or sovereignty. [ R. ] Stackhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tetrarchies [ L. tetrarchia, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. tétrarchie. ] (Rom. Antiq.) The district under a Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a tetrarchate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; god + -archy: cf. Gr. &unr_; the supreme deity. ] Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Toparchies [ L. toparchia, Gr. &unr_;. See Toparch. ] A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Triarchies [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; to rule. ] Government by three persons; a triumvirate; also, a country under three rulers. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Trierarchises [ Gr. &unr_;. ] The office duty of a trierarch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Whig + -archy. ] Government by Whigs. [ Cont ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]