timocracy Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ti*moc"ra*cy noun
Etymology
Gr. honor, worth (fr. to honor) + to govern: cf. F. timocratie.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913