timocracy

== English == === 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). === Noun === timocracy (countable and uncountable, plural timocracies) (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. ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “timocracy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/t.htm http://phrontistery.info/t.html “timocracy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.