junkerism

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 14:06, 15 March 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

junker +‎ -ism

Noun

junkerism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
    • 1918, Charles Fremont Taylor, Equity (volume 20)
      Junkerism is the very opposite of democracy. The essence of junkerism is privileged land ownership; that is, the ownership of large estates not adequately taxed, and not open to change of ownership […]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=junkerism&oldid=51898013"