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fisiocrati

physiocrats

noun fee-ZYOH-krah-tee Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Greek physis 'nature' + kratos 'power'.

Usage Note

Fisiocrati is the masculine plural of fisiocrate, referring to the 18th-century French school of economists (Physiocrats) who held that wealth derived from land and agriculture. The singular fisiocrate is rare. The word appears almost exclusively in historical-economic texts and is not used in everyday conversation.

Examples

"I fisiocrati sostenevano che la ricchezza venisse dalla terra."

Natural Translation

The physiocrats held that wealth came from the land.

Literal Translation

The physiocrats sustained that the wealth came from the land.

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