timocracy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]1580s, from Middle French tymocracie, from Medieval Latin (13th century) timocratia, from Ancient Greek τῑμοκρατίᾱ (tīmokratíā), from τῑμή (tīmḗ, “valuation; honor”) + -κρατίᾱ (-kratíā, “a rule, reign”), from κρατέω (kratéō, “to rule”) (see -cracy).
Noun
[edit]timocracy (countable and uncountable, plural timocracies)
- (Platonism) A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
- (Aristotelianism) A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.
Translations
[edit]form of government
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References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “timocracy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/t.htm
- http://phrontistery.info/t.html
- “timocracy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.