slavocracy


slav·oc·ra·cy

S0467500 (slā-vŏk′rə-sē)n. pl. slav·oc·ra·cies A ruling group of slaveholders or advocates of slavery, as in the southern United States before 1865.
slav′o·crat′ (slā′və-krăt′) n.slav′o·crat′ic adj.

slavocracy

(sleɪˈvɒkrəsɪ) (esp in the US before the Civil War) n, pl -cies1. (Historical Terms) slaveholders as a dominant class2. (Historical Terms) domination by slaveholders

slav•oc•ra•cy

(sleɪˈvɒk rə si)

n., pl. -cies. 1. a dominating body of slaveholders. 2. rule by such a group, esp. before the Civil War. [1830–40] slav′o•crat` (-vəˌkræt) n.