Aristocracy Definition

ărĭ-stŏkrə-sē
aristocracies
noun
aristocracies
A hereditary ruling class; nobility.
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Government by the best citizens.
Webster's New World
Government by a ruling class.
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Government by a privileged minority or upper class, usually of inherited wealth and social position.
Webster's New World
A state or country having this form of government.
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Noun

Singular:
aristocracy
Plural:
aristocracies

Origin of Aristocracy

  • From Old French aristocracie, from Medieval Latin *aristocracia, from Ancient Greek άριστοκρατία (aristokratia, “the rule of the best”), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best, noblest”) + -κρατία (kratia), from κράτος (kratos, “power, rule”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin aristocratia government by the best from Greek aristokratiā aristos best ar- in Indo-European roots -kratiā -cracy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aristocracy Sentence Examples

  • The Jewish aristocracy became peers of the Seleucid kingdom.

  • New houses rise into importance; a new commercial aristocracy is formed.

  • It may well be assumed that Lucretius was a member of the Roman aristocracy, belonging either to a senatorian or to one of the great equestrian families.

  • In this way, Qwing to the dislocation of the ancient aristocracy, to the enlarged jurisdiction,of a power so democratic as the episcopate, and to the increased privileges of the burghs, feudalism received a powerful check in Italy.

  • A religious order, largely composed of immigrants from abroad, could not permanently rule a state which had developed a national feeling of its own; and the native aristocracy, both of the towns and the country, revolted against its dominion.

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