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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Tetrarchie, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. tetrarchye (1432-50).] A district or jurisdiction, esp. one of four. —1680 Lauder Notices Affairs I 261.
The four districts, or tetrarchies, of the Hielands, viz. Argile, Athol, Huntly, and Seaforth … a fifth is added, viz. the Earle of Murray … dividing Huntlie's jurisdiction in two
