'Timocracy' definitions:

Definition of 'Timocracy'

From: GCIDE

Timocracy \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. [1913 Webster]