pornocracy

British

/ pɔːˈnɒkrəsɪ /

noun

government or domination of government by whores

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Etymology

Origin of pornocracy

C19: from Greek, from pornē a prostitute, harlot + _-cracy

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Agapetus, a man of some force of character, did his best to put a stop to the degradation into which the papacy had fallen, the so-called ``Pornocracy,'' which lasted from the accession of Sergius III. in 904 to the deposition of John XII. in 963.

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