Tetrarch

4 definitions found

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

  Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. ?, ?; te`tra- (see
     {Tetra-}) + ? a ruler, ? to lead; rule: cf. F. t['e]trarque.
     See {Arch}, a.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any
     subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or
     sovereign.


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

  Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, a.
     Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Tetrarch
     strictly the ruler over the fourth part of a province; but the
     word denotes a ruler of a province generally (Matt. 14:1; Luke
     3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). Herod and Phasael, the sons of
     Antipater, were the first tetrarchs in Palestine. Herod the
     tetrarch had the title of king (Matt. 14:9).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Tetrarch, governor of a fourth part