idiocrasy

noun

id·​i·​oc·​ra·​sy

ˌidēˈäkrəsē

plural -es

: peculiarity of constitution : idiosyncrasy

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek idiokrasia, probably manuscript variant of Greek idiosynkrasia idiosyncrasy

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

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