— slavocrat /slay"veuh krat'/ , n. — slavocratic /slay'veuh krat"ik/ , adj.
/slay vok"reuh see/ , n. , pl. slavocracies .
1. the rule or domination of slaveholders: the slavocracy of the old plantations.
2. a dominating body of slaveholders.
[ 1830-40; SLAVE + -O- + -CRACY ]