Archy

¹

[ ahr-chee ]

noun

1. a first name, form of Archibald.

-archy

²

1. a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usually corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch:

   monarchy; oligarchy.

-archy

combining form

1. government; rule

   monarchy

   anarchy

Derived Forms

• -archic, combining_form:in_adjective
• -archist, combining_form:in_noun:countable

Word History and Origins

Origin of Archy¹

Middle English -archie < Latin -archia < Greek, equivalent to arch ( os ) or -arch ( ēs ) -arch + -ia -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of Archy¹

from Greek -arkhia; see -arch

Example Sentences

Ursula Granger had given birth to a boy named Archy, who later died.

From Literature

Constructed out of loose, brisk chapters with little punctuation or capitalization — the cat is plainly an alumnus of the Archy and Mehitabel school of talking-animal prose — the plot is effectively a series of trials.

From Los Angeles Times

A history of the most ecologically diverse and multicultural state in the country, from the “conflict, turmoil and violence” of Indigenous dispossession to the resistance of people like Archy Lee and Marilyn Greene.

From New York Times

There’s a fine line between sensitivity and self-aggrandisement, one that both King Krule’s Archy Marshall and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker get on the right side of on their new albums.

From The Guardian

“Don’t know exactly,” replies Archy.

From The Guardian