Definitions
a member of the aristocracy
Word origin
From French aristocrate (“aristocrat”), attested once in the 16th century but recoined in the Revolutionary era, from aristocratie (“aristocracy”), from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratía), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) (compare Old English ar) + κράτος (krátos, “rule”). By surface analysis, aristo- + -crat.
Used in a sentence
“The remains of a Roman aristocrat have been unearthed by archaeologists in northern England.”
“Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique.”
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