释义 |
planˈtocracy [irreg. f. planter + -ocracy, after aristocracy, etc.] A dominant class or caste consisting of planters (in the W. Indies, etc.).
a1846Eclectic Rev. cited in Worcester. 1865Morn. Star 12 Dec., In the midst of a fierce conflict with the plantocracy in British Guiana. 1889J. J. Thomas Froudacity 254 The irritation and rancour seething in the breast of the new plantocracy. |