Timocracy
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Etymology
< Medieval Latin timocratia < Greek tīmokratíā < tīmē valuation; honor + -kratíā a rule, reign < krateîn to rule
Noun
- (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.