Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Michael Hudson (1605–1648), Church of England clergyman and royalist agent. Variant of polyarchy. With polarchical, polarchist compare polyarchical, polyarchist.
Definition of polarchy in US English:
polarchy
nounˈpɒlɑːki
= polyarchy.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Michael Hudson (1605–1648), Church of England clergyman and royalist agent. Variant of polyarchy. With polarchical, polarchist compare polyarchical, polyarchist.