[ad_1] noun
- a male given name, form of Archibald.
- a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usually corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy.
n combining form
- government; ruleanarchy; monarchy
word-forming element meaning “rule,” from Latin -archia, from Greek -arkhia “rule,” from arkhos “leader, chief, ruler,” from arkhe “beginning, origin, first place” (see archon).