tetrarch

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, a.
   Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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)
Tetrarch, governor of a fourth part
    

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