triarchy

[trahy-ahr-kee]

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noun

plural

triarchies

government by three persons.
a set of three joint rulers; a triumvirate.
a country divided into three governments.
a group of three countries or districts, each under its own ruler.

triarchy

/ ˈ�ٰ��ɪɑː��ɪ /

noun

government by three people; a triumvirate
a country ruled by three people
an association of three territories each governed by its own ruler
any of the three such territories

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Word History and Origins

Origin of triarchy¹

First recorded in 1595–1605, triarchy is from the Greek word �ٰ��í�� triumvirate. See tri-, -archy

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I think at least in Westeros and the Triarchy leaders, as far as we see, are all men.

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Right OK, leader of the Triarchy.

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In Thorn's interview with Salon, she establishes that Sharako, as the leader of the Triarchy and future important puzzle to the Targaryen war, lives her life misunderstood by the men around her.

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“The Triarchy” is to this show what “Meereen” was to “Thrones,” in that every time someone mentions it, my eyes glaze over.

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That doesn't mean he's ignorant; we see him attempting to counsel the king about the severity of the threat to Westeros' shipping routes posed by the Free City alliance called Triarchy.

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triapsidal triaryl

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