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ARISTOCRACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most powerful members of a society
Synonyms:
aristocracy; gentry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("aristocracy" is a kind of...):
upper class; upper crust (the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aristocracy"):
landed gentry; squirearchy (the gentry who own land (considered as a class))
Derivation:
aristocratic (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A privileged class holding hereditary titles
Synonyms:
aristocracy; nobility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("aristocracy" is a kind of...):
elite; elite group (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
Meronyms (members of "aristocracy"):
aristocrat; blue blood; patrician (a member of the aristocracy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aristocracy"):
noblesse (members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility))
baronage; peerage (the peers of a kingdom considered as a group)
baronetage (the collective body of baronets)
knighthood (aristocrats holding the rank of knight)
samurai (feudal Japanese military aristocracy)
Instance hyponyms:
Ferdinand and Isabella (joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
William and Mary (joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II)
Derivation:
aristocratic (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy)
