aristocracy (noun)

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• aristocracy — ► NOUN (pl. aristocracies) ▪ a class comprising people of noble birth with hereditary titles. ORIGIN Greek aristokratia, from aristos best + kratia power …   English terms dictionary

• aristocracy — noun 1 (C) the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and power: dukes, earls, and other members of the aristocracy | the new LA rock aristocracy see also: upper class 2 (U) technical the system in which… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• aristocracy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ British, French, etc. ▪ landed, landowning ▪ local PHRASES ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• aristocracy — noun she was quite at home with the aristocracy Syn: nobility, peerage, gentry, gentility, upper class, ruling class, elite, high society, establishment, haut monde; aristocrats, lords, ladies, peers, peers of the realm, nobles, noblemen,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• aristocracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French aristocratie, from Late Latin aristocratia, from Greek aristokratia, from aristos best + kratia cracy Date: 1561 1. government by the best individuals or by a small… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aristocracy — noun /ˌæ.ɹɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/ a) The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class b) Government by such a class, or a state with such a government See Also: aristocrat, aristocratic …   Wiktionary

• aristocracy — noun (plural aristocracies) [treated as sing. or plural] a class of society comprising people of noble birth with hereditary titles. ↘a form of government in which power is held by the nobility. Origin C15: from OFr. aristocratie, from Gk… …   English new terms dictionary

• aristocracy — UK [ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ] / US [ˌerəˈstɑkrəsɪ] noun [countable] Word forms aristocracy : singular aristocracy plural aristocracies the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles,… …   English dictionary

• aristocracy — ar|is|toc|ra|cy [ ,erə stakrəsi ] noun count the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles, such as duke or countess : the aristocracy: She married into the aristocracy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• aristocracy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nobility. See authority. Ant., commonalty, plebes. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nobility, privileged class, peerage, patriciate, House of Lords, superior group, ruling class, noblemen, nobles, the elite,… …   English dictionary for students

• aristocracy — [ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi] noun [C] the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English