n.
Pronunciation: ' fi-z ē - ə - ˌ krat
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: French physiocrate, from physi- physi- + -crate -crat
Date: 1798
: a member of a school of political economists founded in 18th century France and characterized chiefly by a belief that government policy should not interfere with the operation of natural economic laws and that land is the source of all wealth
– phys · io · crat · ic \ ˌ fi-z ē - ə - ' kra-tik \ adjective often cap