Home › Words › P › phylarchyphylarchyphylarchy means government by a class or tribe.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, phylarchy ranks #29,049 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom phylo- + -archy.nounGovernment by a class or tribe.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aristarchy 67% match — Government by the best people. vs phylarchy →triarchy 64% match — Government by three persons; a triumvirate. vs phylarchy →phyle 63% match — A local division of the people; a clan or tribe. vs phylarchy →cryptarchy 63% match — A secret government or rulership. vs phylarchy →aristomonarchy 62% match — Rule by the best class of people as monarchs. vs phylarchy →kritarchy 62% match — Rule by judges. vs phylarchy →diarchy 61% match — Rule by two people. vs phylarchy →duarchy 61% match — A government by two persons. vs phylarchy →