Roots and Affixes, Grade 7: arch, archi (chief, most important, rule)

Learn this list of words containing the Greek roots arch and archi, meaning "chief," "most important," or "rule."
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  1. matriarchy
    social organization in which a female is the family head
  2. matriarchal
    having a woman or women as the head or ruler
  3. patriarchy
    a form of social organization in which men hold power
  4. patriarchal
    of a social organization with the male as the head
  5. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  6. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  7. overarching
    including, affecting, or dominating everything
  8. archenemy
    a major foe
  9. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  10. anarchist
    an advocate of the abolition of governments
  11. hierarchy
    organization of different ranks in an administrative body
  12. hierarchical
    classified by various criteria into successive levels
  13. oligarch
    member of a small group that runs a country, business, etc.
  14. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  15. archon
    a leader or ruler
Created on Fri May 01 19:43:46 EDT 2026 (updated Fri May 01 19:45:17 EDT 2026)

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