See Also: mesocracy(dictionary)

delphin (iou) and mesocracy (iou)


delphin (iou)



delphin noun & adjective. ME.
[Latin delphin, -inus: see DOLPHIN. Cf. also DAUPHIN.]
A. noun.
= DOLPHIN 1. ME-M17.
The dauphin. Only in LME.
b. adjective. (D-.) [Latin phr. ad usum Delphini.] Designating or pertaining to an edition of Latin classics prepared 'for the use of the dauphin', son of Louis XIV of France. Cf. earlier DAUPHIN adjective. L18.

mesocracy (iou)



mesocracy noun. rare. L19.
[from MESO- + -CRACY.]
Government or the holding of power by the middle classes; a society governed by the middle classes, or in which the middle classes hold power.