Physiocrat

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/

Origin

From French physiocrate, corresponding to - + crat + -.

Full definition of physiocrat

Noun

1. (economics, historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
• 2002, Colin Jones, The Greta Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 219:The Physiocrats espoused a professional service ethic and, in the interests of societal welfare, sought to establish laws of political economy and social relations.

Related terms

• physiocracy