E`co*nom"ics (ē`kŏnŏm"ĭks),
n. [Gr. ta` o'ikonomika`, equiv. to
"h o'ikonomi`a. See Economic.] 1.
The science of household affairs, or of domestic
management.
2. Political economy; the science of the
utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources.
See Political economy, under Political. "In
politics and economics." V. Knox.