Definitions
the most powerful members of a society
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “the rule of the best“, that is, “the best-born”, “nobility”), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best, noblest”) + -κρατίᾱ (-kratíā), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”). By surface analysis, aristo- + -cracy.
Used in a sentence
“That, then, which is called aristocracy in some countries and nobility in others arose out of the governments founded upon conquest.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Noble class”11 letters
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