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timocracy

[ tahy-mok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural ti·moc·ra·cies.
  1. a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers.
  2. a form of government in which a certain amount of property is requisite as a qualification for office.


timocracy

/ ˌtaɪməˈkrætɪk; taɪˈmɒkrəsɪ /

noun

  1. a political unit or system in which possession of property serves as the first requirement for participation in government
  2. a political unit or system in which love of honour is deemed the guiding principle of government
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • timocratic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ti·mo·crat·ic [tahy-m, uh, -, krat, -ik], timo·crati·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of timocracy1

First recorded in 1580–90; earlier timocratie, from French or directly from Greek tīmokratía, equivalent to tīmo- (combining form of tīmḗ “honor, worth”) + -kratia combining form meaning “government”; -cracy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of timocracy1

C16: from Old French tymocracie, ultimately from Greek timokratia, from timē worth, honour, price + -cracy
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Example Sentences

The mercantile Free Cities of Essos each fall somewhere on the spectrum of oligarchy/plutocracy/timocracy/thalassocracy.

From Salon

The bets at the centre of the investigation were against Acosta, who was pulled up when 14-1 for a handicap hurdle at Huntingdon in May 2011; Jezza, fourth of 13 when 7-1 for a maiden hurdle at Newton Abbot in June 2011; and Timocracy, ninth of 13 when 12-1 for a handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in July the same year.

First below that comes timocracy, or the government of those who are ambitious for power and place.

Timocracy, tī-mok′rā-si, n. a form of government in which a certain amount of property is a necessary qualification for office.—adj.

Between the Eupatrid oligarchy and the rule of Peisistratus there comes the timocracy of Solon.

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