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timocracy

timocracy noun: a form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.

Noun

timocracy (countable and uncountable, plural timocracies)

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

timocracy meaning in Persian

timocracy in Persian

form of government
تیموکراسی

Forms of timocracy

pluraltimocracies

Origin of timocracy

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).

Questions about timocracy

What does timocracy mean?
Timocracy means a form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
What is timocracy in Persian?
Timocracy in Persian is تیموکراسی. See Timocracy meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is timocracy?
Timocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of timocracy?
The plural of timocracy is timocracies.

Words near timocracy in the dictionary

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  4. timnodonic acid
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  9. timocratical
  10. timocratically
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