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Etymology
< Medieval Latin timocratia < Greek tīmokratí� < tīm� valuation; honor + -kratí� a rule, reign < krateîn to rule

Noun
en-noun|timocrac|ies

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

Translations

Czech: timokracie
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Russian: �имок�а�и� f

References
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=timocracy
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861720387
http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/t.htm
http://phrontistery.info/t.html
http://www.bartleby.com/61/25/T0222500.html

Category: English abstract nouns

• 2006-11-03 23:29 - V-ball - rv -- remove redundant defs. (if you want them back, pls. explain why on talk page).

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