Ti*moc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; honor,
worth (fr. &?; to honor) + &?; to govern: cf. F. timocratie.]
(Gr. Antiq.) (a) A state in which the love of
honor is the ruling motive. (b) A state in which
honors are distributed according to a rating of property.
Ti*moc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; honor,
worth (fr. &?; to honor) + &?; to govern: cf. F. timocratie.]
(Gr. Antiq.) (a) A state in which the love of
honor is the ruling motive. (b) A state in which
honors are distributed according to a rating of property.