inheritocracy
inheritocracy · inheritocracies
An economic situation in which individuals' prosperity is mainly dependent on…An economic situation in which individuals' prosperity is mainly dependent on inherited wealth rather than income from work or other sources.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An economic situation in which individuals' prosperity is mainly dependent on inherited wealth rather than income from work or other sources.
Origin
From inherit + -o- + -cracy.From inherit + -o- + -cracy.
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Forms
plural: inheritocracies| Singular | inheritocracy |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedinheritocrat
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable