physiocrat


physiocrat

(ˈfɪzɪəʊˌkræt) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a follower of Quesnay's doctrines of government, believing that the inherent natural order governing society was based on land and its natural products as the only true form of wealth[C18: from French physiocrate; see physio-, -crat] physiocracy n ˌphysioˈcratic adj

phys•i•o•crat

(ˈfɪz i əˌkræt)

n. one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy. [1790–1800; < French physiocrate. See physio-, -crat] - phys`i•o•crat′ic,
adj.