phys|i|o|crat

phys|i|o|crat
phys|i|o|crat «FIHZ ee uh krat», noun.
a follower of the school of economic thought founded by the French economist François Quesnay, in the 1700's, who believed that land was the only real source of wealth and the only proper source of taxation, maintained that society should be governed by an inherent natural order, and advocated free trade.
[< French physiocrate < physiocratie physiocracy < Greek phýsis nature + krátos rule]

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  • phys — phys·co·mit·ri·um; phys·e·ter·i·dae; phys·e·ter·oi·dea; phys·harmonica; phys·har·mon·i·ka; phys·i·an·thro·py; phys·i·at·rics; phys·i·at·rist; phys·i·cal·ism; phys·i·cal·ist; phys·i·cal·is·tic; phys·i·cal·i·ty; phys·i·cal·ly; phys·i·cal·ness;… …   English syllables

  • crat — de·crat·er; dem·o·crat; dem·o·crat·ic; des·e·crat·er; dix·ie·crat; ge·o·crat·ic; hi·er·o·crat·ic; hip·po·crat·ea; hip·po·crat·e·a·ce·ae; hip·po·crat·ic; hoo·ver·crat; id·i·o·crat·ic; leu·co·crat·ic; mel·a·no·crat·ic; meso·crat·ic; mob·o·crat;… …   English syllables

  • physiocrat — phys·i·o·crat …   English syllables

  • physiocratic — phys·i·o·crat·ic …   English syllables

  • physiocrat — phys•i•o•crat [[t]ˈfɪz i əˌkræt[/t]] n. bus 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… …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • Physiocrat — Phys i*o*crat, n. [Gr. fy sis nature + ? to rule.] One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order. F. A. Walker. {Phys i*o*crat ic}, a. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Physiocratic — Physiocrat Phys i*o*crat, n. [Gr. fy sis nature + ? to rule.] One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order. F. A. Walker. {Phys i*o*crat ic},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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