HEPTARCHIC
Hep*tar"chic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptarchique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy. T. Warton.
HEPTARCHIST
Hep"tarch*ist, n.
Defn: A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also heptarch.]
HEPTARCHY
Hep"tarch*y, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie.]
Defn: A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.
Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
HEPTASPERMOUS
Hep`ta*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having seven seeds.
HEPTASTICH
Hep"ta*stich, n. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line, verse.] (Pros.)