WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ar•chy  (ärchē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male given name, form of Archibald. 

-archy, 
  1. a combining form meaning "rule,'' "government,'' forming abstract nouns usually corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy;
    oligarchy.
  • Greek, equivalent. to arch(os) or -arch(ēs) -arch + -ia -y3
  • Latin -archia
  • Middle English -archie

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-archy, 
  1. a combining form meaning "rule,'' "government,'' forming abstract nouns that correspond to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy;
    oligarchy;
    patriarchy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-archy n combining form
  1. government; rule: anarchy, monarchy
Etymology: from Greek -arkhia; see -arch
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