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aristocracy
[ ar-uh-stok-ruh-see ]
noun
- a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility.
- a government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.
- government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state.
- a governing body composed of those considered to be the best or most able people in the state.
- any class or group considered to be superior, as through education, ability, wealth, or social prestige.
aristocracy
/ ˌæɪˈɒəɪ /
noun
- a privileged class of people usually of high birth; the nobility
- such a class as the ruling body of a state
- government by such a class
- a state governed by such a class
- a class of people considered to be outstanding in a sphere of activity
aristocracy
- A privileged, primarily hereditary ruling class , or a form of government controlled by such an elite.
Notes
Other Word Forms
- t·i·ٴdz۲· adjective noun plural antiaristocracies
- a··ٴdz۲· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of aristocracy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of aristocracy1
Example Sentences
During this era, known as the Gilded Age, the wealthiest families in America, such as the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts, formed a new social elite akin to European aristocracy.
As an American woman who married into the British aristocracy back in 2004, the countess knows firsthand the challenge of slipping between two cultures.
For decades, it was a popular party drug among the English aristocracy, who reveled in “laughing gas parties” before it was first used as an anesthetic and analgesic in medical settings.
Clear-eyed and steady today, she finishes her earlier thought while piling salt on her arancini: “It’s forbidden for the aristocracy to speak to the press. But in my case, I had no choice.”
Oysters were beloved by the aristocracy at the same time as they provided protein for the very poorest.
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