thalassocracy

/ˌθæləˈsɒkɹəsi/

thalassocracy

English Noun

Definition

A state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θαλασσοκρατία (thalassokratía, “empire of the sea”), from θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “government, rule”). By surface analysis, thalasso- + -cracy.