τιμοκρατία

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. EN 1160a36,b17.