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Pronunciation: [tˈɛtɹɑːk] (IPA)

Tetrarch is a historical term used to describe a ruler who is responsible for governing a fourth part of a region or state. Synonyms for Tetrarch include Quadrantarch, Quarter Ruler, Quarter Owner, and Quarter Master. Quadrantarch refers to a ruler who governs one-fourth of a region or state, whereas Quarter Ruler and Quarter Owner are more generic terms that describe someone who governs a quarter of something. The term Quarter Master has a military connotation and may describe someone who is responsible for the upkeep and supply of a quarter of a battalion or division. Regardless of which synonym is used, all refer to a ruler who has substantial power but is only responsible for governing a relatively small portion of a region or state.
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So she seized the opportunity which the presence of Antipas in her house, by her husband's hospitality, gave her to begin an intrigue, which ended in her marital union with the Tetrarch.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll
John, who was called the Baptist, was slain by Herod the Tetrarch at his castle at Machserus, by the Dead Sea.
"The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI."
Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
Surely it is not to the Tetrarch of Sardinia, now the faithful ally of a power who has seized upon all his fortresses and confiscated the oldest dominions of his house,-it is not to this once powerful, once respected, and once cherished ally of Great Britain, that we mean to prove the sincerity of the peace which we offered to make at his expense.
"The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)"
Edmund Burke

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