Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tetrarch"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Tetrarch
strictly the ruler over the fourth part of a province; but the
word denotes a ruler of a province generally (Matt. 14:1; Luke
3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). Herod and Phasael, the sons of
Antipater, were the first tetrarchs in Palestine. Herod the
tetrarch had the title of king (Matt. 14:9).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. ?, ?; te`tra- (see
{Tetra-}) + ? a ruler, ? to lead; rule: cf. F. t['e]trarque.
See {Arch}, a.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any
subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or
sovereign.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, a.
Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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