# barbarocracy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Rule by barbarians.

## Etymology
From Latin barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”) + -cracy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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