-archy
a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usually corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch:
monarchy; oligarchy.
-archy
combining form
government; rule anarchy, monarchy
derived forms
-archic, combining_form:in_adjective
-archist, combining_form:in_noun:countable
word origin
from greek -arkhia; see -arch
-archy
suffix meaning “rule,” from l. -archia, from gk. -arkhia, from arkhos “leader, chief, ruler,” from arkhe “beginning, origin, first place” (see archon).
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