-archy

noun combining form

plural -archies

: rule : government

squirearchy

Word History

Etymology

Latin -archia, from Greek, from archein to rule — more at arch-

Kids Definition

-archy

noun combining form

-ar·​chy

ˌär-kē,

 in some words also  ər-kē

plural -archies

: rule : government

matriarchy

Etymology

derived from Greek archein "to rule"