timocracy

Etymology
1580s, from, from (13th century) , from , from  + , from  (see -cracy).

Noun

 * 1)  A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
 * 2)  A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 勛閥政治
 * Czech: timokracie
 * Finnish: timokratia
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: τιμοκρατία
 * Italian:
 * Persian: تیموکراسی
 * Russian: