heroarchy

English

Etymology

    From hero +‎ -archy, influenced by hierarchy.[1] Coined by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History (1841).

    Noun

    heroarchy (plural heroarchies)

    1. A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).

    References

    1. ^ “heroarchy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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