Kritarchy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kritarchy \Kri"tarch*y\ (kr[imac]"t[aum]rk*[y^]), n. [Gr.
     krith`s judge + 'archh` beginning, government.]
     The rule of the judges over Israel.
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           Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the


           kritarchy.                               --Southey.
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