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A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.

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  1. n. A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.
  2. A word/government">government by seven word/persons">persons; also, a country under seven rulers. Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
  3. A government by seven persons; also, a country under sevenrulers.
  4. n. A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.