physiocrat Meaning, Definition & Usage

Phys"i*o*crat noun
Etymology
Gr. nature + to rule.
Definitions
  1. One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order. F. A. Walker. -- Phys`i*o*crat"ic a.

Webster 1913