synarchy

Joint rule or sovereignty.

Noun

  1. Joint rule or sovereignty.
    • The synarchies, or joint reigns of father and son, in these times, have rendered the chronology a little difficult […] - 1767, Thomas Stackhouse, A new history of the Holy Bible (book VI)

Origin

From Ancient Greek συναρχίᾱ (sunarkhíā). By surface analysis, syn- + -archy.

Forms

synarchies

Derived

synarchism synarchist