Legal terminology · Roots of public life

arch- / -archy — Leadership or rule

arch- / -archy means leadership or rule. Ancient Greek source words and legal terminology examples: monarchy.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Leadership or rule

• Ancient Greek: ἀρχή (arche)

Examples and word parts

monarchy

A form of government headed by a monarch.

Word parts: mon/o (one) + -archy (rule)

Explore this term in the app →

Related roots of public life terms

• lex / leg- — Law

  legislation

• jus / jur- — Right or law

  jurisprudence

• nom/o — Law or custom

  autonomy

• polit- — City or civic life

  political

• dem/o — People or citizen body

  democracy

• crat- / -cracy — Power or rule

  aristocracy

• eth- / eth/o — Custom or character

  ethics

• amnest- — Forgetting or overlooking

  amnesty

Browse all legal terminology