Definitions | timocracy |
| noun (timocrac, ies)
- (Platonism) A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
- (Aristotelianism) A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.
Etymology: < Medieval Latin timocratia < Greek tÄmokratíÄ < tÄmÄ valuation; honor + -kratíÄ a rule, reign < krateín to rule
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