† merocracyn.

Forms: 1600s merocratie, 1600s merocraty.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μέρος , -ocracy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μέρος a part (see mero- comb. form¹) + -ocracy comb. form.

Obsolete.

Government by a small number out of the whole.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1652 R. Filmer Observ. Orig. Govt. 7 Why must an assembly of part be called an Aristocraty, and not a Merocraty [1679 Merocratie]?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	merocracy
释义	† merocracyn. Forms: 1600s merocratie, 1600s merocraty. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μέρος , -ocracy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek μέρος a part (see mero- comb. form¹) + -ocracy comb. form. Obsolete. Government by a small number out of the whole.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1652 R. Filmer Observ. Orig. Govt. 7 Why must an assembly of part be called an Aristocraty, and not a Merocraty [1679 Merocratie]? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1652
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