aristocrat
Betekenis (Engels)
- One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).
- A proponent of aristocracy; an advocate of aristocratic government.
- A cipher in which the original punctuation and spacing are retained.
Sinonieme
male aristocrat
respected person
refined person
well-mannered person
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈæɹɪstəˌkɹæt/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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.
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