What does "-cracy" mean?

rule (in the sense of governing).

What is a synonym for "-cracy"?

Common synonyms include: archy.

-cracy

//-kɹəsi// suffix

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Suffix

1
rule (in the sense of governing). countable, morpheme, uncountable

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archy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power”). Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy

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