TETRARCH

'Tetrarch' is a Greek term meaning "ruler of a quarter" for a holder of Imperial office under a Tetrarchy. It was applied earlier to rulers of minor principalities owing allegiance to Rome.
It can also refer, more loosely, to

★ A provincial governor in a country composed of several smaller parts.

★ A subordinate or dependent prince, or petty sovereign. For example, the Tetrarchs of Roman Palestine, such as Herod Antipas, were tributary kings (Matt. 14:9).

★ A Macedonian officer in charge of a unit associated with the number four (''tetra''), such as a quarter of a larger unit (such as a phalanx, or in one case a 'company' of 64 footmen), or comprising four smaller units (in one case 4 ''lochoi'', each under a ''lochagos'').

★ A Roman military rank, similar to the previous Greek usage

★ A British light tank of World War II, see Tetrarch tank

★ A book (see Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)) by Ian Irvine, part of the Well of Echoes series

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★ Encyclopedia, MS Encarta 2001, under article "Tetrarch".