1. \Te"trarch\, n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. ?, ?; te`tra- (see
   {Tetra-}) + ? a ruler, ? to lead; rule: cf. F. t['e]trarque.
   See {Arch}, a.] (Rom. Antiq.)
   A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any
   subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or
   sovereign.
   

2. \Te"trarch\, a.
   Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.
   

strictly the ruler over the fourth part of a province; but the word denotes a ruler of a province generally (Matt. 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). Herod and Phasael, the sons of Antipater, were the first tetrarchs in Palestine. Herod the tetrarch had the title of king (Matt. 14:9).