physiocracy
(fɪzɪˈɒkrəsɪ)
[ad. F. physiocratie (1767 in Hatz.-Darm.): see physio- and -cracy.]
Government according to natural order; spec. the doctrine of the physiocrats.
| 1875 Contemp. Rev. XXV. 882 The doctrine that all wealth is formed out of the materials of the globe may be called Physiocracy. 1895 L. F. Ward in Forum (N.Y.) Nov. 304 If we had a pure physiocracy or government of nature, such as prevails among wild animals. |