— timocratic /tuy'meuh krat"ik/ , timocratical , adj.
/tuy mok"reuh see/ , n. , pl. timocracies .
1. a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers.
2. a form of government in which a certain amount of property is requisite as a qualification for office.
[ 1580-90; earlier timocratie ( timokratía, equiv. to timo- (comb. form of timé honor, worth) + -kratia -CRACY ]