pornocracy
/pɔːˈnɒkrəsi/noun
Rule by prostitutes. Frequently used specifically of the government of Rome during the first half of the 10th cent.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Alfred Edersheim (1825–1889), biblical scholar. From ancient Greek πορνο- + -cracy, after German Pornokratie.
- comeuppance
- come up roses
- come up smiling
- come up with
- come up with (or deliver) the goods
- come what may
- comfily
- comfiness
- comfit
- comfort
- comfortable
- comfortableness
- comfortably
- comfort blanket
- comfort break
- comfort eating
- comforter
- comfort food
- comforting
- comfortingly
- comfortless
- comfort room
- comfort station
- comfort stop
- comfort zone