| Title | heptarchy |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hep·tar·chy DATE 1576 : a hypothetical confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the seventh and eighth centuries Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hep·tarchy \ˈhepˌtärkē\ noun (-es) Etymology: hepta- + -archy 1. : a government by seven persons 2. : a confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms held to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries with each kingdom having its own ruler and one of the seven heptarchs sometimes being recognized as overlord |
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