-archy

suffix

-archy

suffix

/ɑː.ki/ · /ə.ki/

Etymology From Latin -archia, from Ancient Greek -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule, government”).

1

Morpheme form of government or rule

Synonyms
-cracy

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