aristocracy

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
2. (countable, uncountable) Government by such a class, or a state with such a government.
3. (countable, uncountable) A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others.

Synonyms

nobility

upper class

aristocrat

gentry

society

greatness

laird

lord

lordliness

lordship

nobilities

dignity

nobleness

peer

peerage

plutocracy

princely

squire

decorum

upper classes

privileged class

etiquette

Translations

aristocratie

aristocrazia

aristocracia

Aristokratie

aristocracia

aristocratie

αριστοκρατία

aristocràcia

Adel

adel

nobleza

nobiltà

aristokrasi

أَرِسْتُقْرَاطِيَّة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæ.ɹɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/

Etymology

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.