1. In Platonism, a state in which a love of honor and glory is the guiding principle of the rulers: Military glory and the desire of power are two attributes of timocracy along with the love of honor.
2. In Aristotelianism, a state in which the ownership of property is a qualification for office: Timocracy is a kind of government whereby civic honor or political power expands with the quantity of property an individual possesses.