- in the philosophy of Plato, a form of government in which ambition for power and glory motivates the rulers
- in the philosophy of Aristotle, a form of government in which political power is in direct proportion to property ownership
Origin of timocracy
Middle French tymocracie from Medieval Latin timocratia from Classical Greek timokratia from tim?, honor, worth ( from Indo-European base an unverified form kwei-, to heed, value from source Lithuanian káina, worth, price) + kratia (see -cracy)
