ochlocracy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀχλοκρατία
2. Middle French · derived fromochlocratie
3. English todayochlocracy

From Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”). Equivalent to ochlo- + -cracy.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1475–1485. Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy.