slavocracy

[ sley-vok-ruh-see ]

/ sleɪˈvɒk rə si /

noun, plural slav·oc·ra·cies.

the rule or domination of slaveholders: the slavocracy of the old plantations.

a dominating body of slaveholders.

Origin of slavocracy

First recorded in 1830–40; slave + -o- + -cracy

OTHER WORDS FROM slavocracy

slav·o·crat

[sley-vuh-krat], /ˈsleɪ vəˌkræt/, nounslav·o·crat·ic

[sley-vuh-krat-ik], /ˌsleɪ vəˈkræt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby slavocracy

Slavicist, slavish, Slavism, Slavkov, Slavo-, slavocracy, Slavonia, Slavonian, Slavonic, Slavophile, Slavophobe

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Example sentences from the Web for slavocracy

If Douglas had the slavocracy back of him and catered to it, he did not have plutocracy back of him.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
It was thus that Van Buren made his extreme concession to the slavocracy.
Martin Van Buren|Edward M. Shepard
There was already much talk that Texas was being drawn toward the United States by the slavocracy.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
It had long been an axiom with the slavocracy that the institution would perish unless it had the opportunity to expand.
The Anti-Slavery Crusade|Jesse Macy

The New England conscience excoriated these things and attributed them to the machinations of the slavocracy.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters

British Dictionary definitions for slavocracy

slavocracy

/ (sleɪˈvɒkrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies (esp in the US before the Civil War)

slaveholders as a dominant class

domination by slaveholders

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	slavocracy
释义	slavocracy [ sley-vok-ruh-see ] / sleɪˈvɒk rə si / noun, plural slav·oc·ra·cies. the rule or domination of slaveholders: the slavocracy of the old plantations. a dominating body of slaveholders. Origin of slavocracy First recorded in 1830–40; slave + -o- + -cracy OTHER WORDS FROM slavocracy slav·o·crat [sley-vuh-krat], /ˈsleɪ vəˌkræt/, nounslav·o·crat·ic [sley-vuh-krat-ik], /ˌsleɪ vəˈkræt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby slavocracy Slavicist, slavish, Slavism, Slavkov, Slavo-, slavocracy, Slavonia, Slavonian, Slavonic, Slavophile, Slavophobe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slavocracy If Douglas had the slavocracy back of him and catered to it, he did not have plutocracy back of him. Children of the Market Place\|Edgar Lee Masters It was thus that Van Buren made his extreme concession to the slavocracy. Martin Van Buren\|Edward M. Shepard There was already much talk that Texas was being drawn toward the United States by the slavocracy. Children of the Market Place\|Edgar Lee Masters It had long been an axiom with the slavocracy that the institution would perish unless it had the opportunity to expand. The Anti-Slavery Crusade\|Jesse Macy The New England conscience excoriated these things and attributed them to the machinations of the slavocracy. Children of the Market Place\|Edgar Lee Masters British Dictionary definitions for slavocracy slavocracy / (sleɪˈvɒkrəsɪ) / noun plural -cies (esp in the US before the Civil War) slaveholders as a dominant class domination by slaveholders Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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