n.
Pronunciation: plan- ' tä-kr ə -s ē
Function: noun
Etymology: plant er + -o- + -cracy
Date: 1840
1 : a ruling class made up of planters
2 : government by planters
n.
Pronunciation: plan- ' tä-kr ə -s ē
Function: noun
Etymology: plant er + -o- + -cracy
Date: 1840
1 : a ruling class made up of planters
2 : government by planters
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012