physiocrat

[ fiz-ee-uh-krat ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of physiocrat

1
From the French word physiocrate, dating back to 1790–1800. See physio-, -crat

Other words from physiocrat

  • phys·i·o·crat·ic, adjective

Words Nearby physiocrat

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How to use physiocrat in a sentence

  • The rapid industrialization of the United States had greatly alarmed the old physiocrat.

    Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard

British Dictionary definitions for physiocrat

physiocrat

/ (ˈfɪzɪəʊˌkræt) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of physiocrat

1
C18: from French physiocrate; see physio-, -crat

Derived forms of physiocrat

  • physiocracy (ˌfɪzɪˈɒkrəsɪ), noun
  • physiocratic, adjective

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