n.
Pronunciation: t ī - ' mä-kr ə -s ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tymotracie, from Middle French tymocracie, from Medieval Latin timocratia, from Greek timokratia, from tim ē price, value, honor + -kratia -cracy; akin to Greek tiein to honor, Sanskrit c ā yati he respects
Date: 15th century
1 : government in which a certain amount of property is necessary for office
2 : government in which love of honor is the ruling principle
– ti · mo · crat · ic \ ˌ t ī -m ə - ' kra-tik \ or ti · mo · crat · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective