noun
- Plural of hexarchy; a form of government or rule by six people or six groups; a state or region divided into six parts or ruled by six authorities.
Usage: formal; historical; rare
Examples
- The ancient kingdom was organized into hexarchies, each governed by a separate noble family.
- Medieval scholars debated whether hexarchies represented a stable form of political organization.
- The region's hexarchies eventually consolidated into a single unified state.
- Historical texts describe the hexarchies of certain Greek city-states during antiquity.