Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Government by the best men; a body of worthy men constituting a government.
  • noun Severe criticism like that of the ancient critic Aristarchus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Severe criticism.
  • noun Severely criticism.

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  • noun government by the best
  • noun obsolete severe criticism

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek best + rule.

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See Aristarch.

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