(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:34:17

Ol`i*gar"chic (?), Ol`i*gar"chic*al, a. [Gr. : cf. F. oligarchique. See Oligarchy.]

Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few.

"Oligarchical exiles."

Jowett (Thucyd. ).

 

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