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English

heroarchy

From hero + -archy, influenced by hierarchy.

Formed from hero + -archy

Ancient Greek ἥρως ‘demi-god’

Latin hērōs

Old French heroes

Middle English heroes

English hero

The story

From hero + -archy, influenced by hierarchy. Coined by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History (1841).

Today it means

noun A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).

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