timocracy

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noun

A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.

OriginMiddle French tymocracie ← Ancient Greek τῑμοκρατίᾱ →
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Meanings

nountimocracy (countable and uncountable, plural timocracies)

plural timocracies

  1. countableuncountablePlatonismA form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
  2. countableuncountableA form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
timarchy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτῑμοκρατίᾱ
  2. Middle Frenchtymocracie
  3. Englishtimocracy

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).

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Translations

Ancient Greek τιμοκρατία
  • τιμοκρατία (timokratía)form of government
Chinese Mandarin 勛閥政治 /勋阀政治
  • 勛閥政治 /勋阀政治 (xūnfázhèngzhì)form of government
Czech timokracie
  • timokracieform of government
Finnish timokratia
  • timokratiaform of government
French timocratie
  • timocratieform of government
German Timokratie
  • Timokratieform of government
Greek τιμοκρατία
  • τιμοκρατία (timokratía)form of government
Italian timocrazia
  • timocraziaform of government
Persian تیموکراسی
  • تیموکراسیform of government
Russian тимократия
  • тимократия (timokratija)form of government
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