aristocracy | ||
1. | [ noun ] (sociology) a privileged class holding hereditary titles | |
Synonyms: | nobility | |
Related terms: | elite noblesse second_estate knighthood samurai ferdinand_and_isabella peerage william_and_mary aristocrat | |
2. | [ noun ] (sociology) the most powerful members of a society | |
Synonyms: | gentry | |
Related terms: | upper_class landed_gentry | |
Similar spelling: |
aristocratic aristocrat aristocratical Aristolochia aristocort aristotelic Aristotelia arrester Aristotle aristopak |