a. [ Oligo- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, man, male. ] (Bot.) Having few stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Oligo- + Gr.
n. A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Oligarchic. Glover. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An advocate or supporter of oligarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Oligist, a. ] (Min.) Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite. [ 1913 Webster ]
A combining form from Gr.