Full Idea
Where sovereignty is in the hands of an assembly consisting of all heads of households, this is called democracy.
Gist of Idea
Democracy is rule by an assembly of the heads of households
Source
Samuel Pufendorf (On the Duty of Man and Citizen [1673], II.08)
A Reaction
He is explicit that the heads of households should always be men, though he never explains why. A useful reminder that democracy does not entail universal suffrage (or even elections).
Book Reference
Pufendorf,Samuel: 'On the Duty of Man and Citizen' [CUP 1991], p.142