Meanings
- uncountableEquality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
Synonyms: isonomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEquality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἰσονομία
- Englishisonomia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσονομία (isonomía). By surface analysis, iso- + -nomia.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish yhdenvertaisuus, tasavertaisuus
- yhdenvertaisuusequal law or right
- tasavertaisuusequal law or right
- isonomiaequal law or right
French isonomie
- isonomieequal law or right
German Isonomie
- Isonomieequal law or right
Greek ισονομία
- ισονομία (isonomía)equal law or right
Irish iseanóimeacht
- iseanóimeachtequal law or right
Polish izonomia
- izonomiaequal law or right
Russian изономия
- изономия (izonomija)equal law or right
Cite this entry
isonomia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isonomia
“isonomia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isonomia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isonomia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isonomia.
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