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timocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tim-o-c-ra-cy
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tymocracie, -, τῑμοκρατίᾱ

Usage

Inflected Forms

timocracies (plural)

Questions

What does timocracy mean?
A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
Where does timocracy come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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