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 (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

form of government

Chinese:
Mandarin: 勛閥政治／勋阀政治 (xūnfázhèngzhì)
Czech: timokracie
French: timocratie (fr) f
German: Timokratie (de) f
Greek: τιμοκρατία (el) f (timokratía)
Ancient: τιμοκρατία f (timokratía)
Italian: timocrazia (it) f
Persian: تیموکراسی‎
Russian: тимократия (ru) f (timokratija)

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “timocracy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/t.htm
http://phrontistery.info/t.html
timocracy at OneLook Dictionary Search