thalassocracy
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prettygoodwordthalassocracy (thal-uh-SOK-ruh-see) - n., rule of the sea, maritime supremacy.
And not rule by the sea, as with most of the -cracies: the source is from ancient Greek thalassokratia (Herodotus described the Phoenicians has having one), with what looks to be a hidden accusative ending to that thalassa, the ocean. Adopted in 1846.
---L.
And not rule by the sea, as with most of the -cracies: the source is from ancient Greek thalassokratia (Herodotus described the Phoenicians has having one), with what looks to be a hidden accusative ending to that thalassa, the ocean. Adopted in 1846.
---L.
