τιμοκρατία
From LSJ
οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ → for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speech—whereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A state in which the love of honour is the ruling principle, expld. by Pl. as ἡ φιλότιμος πολιτεία. R.545b; cf. τιμαρχία. II state in which honours are distributed according to a rating of property, timocracy, Arist.EN1160a36,b17.
