thalassocrats
/θəˈlæsəkræts/
noun
- Plural of thalassocrat; rulers or leaders of thalassocracies.
- History books describe the thalassocrats as both traders and warriors.
- Modern thalassocrats might be leaders of nations with powerful navies.
- The thalassocrats of the ancient world often competed for control of key straits.