Etymology

heroarchy

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Today it means: A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired). Full definition →

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The story

From hero + -archy, influenced by hierarchy. Coined by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History (1841).

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