necrocracy etymology

English word necrocracy comes from English -cracy (Rule.), English necro- (Forming compound words related to death or dead tissue.)

Detailed word origin of necrocracy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cracy English (eng) Rule.
necro- English (eng) Forming compound words related to death or dead tissue.
necrocracy English (eng) A government that still operates under the rules of a dead former leader.

Words with the same origin as necrocracy

Descendants of -cracy
bureaucracy
Descendants of necro-
necrochemical necrocyte necrocytosis necrogenic necrogenous necrohormone necroinflammation necroinflammatory necrolatry necrologist necromancer necropants necrophagy necrophile necrophobe necrophore necrophyte necropolitical necropolitics necropost necropsy necrosome necrotroph necrozoophilia