Aristocracy
31aristocracy — noun (plural aristocracies) [treated as sing. or plural] a class of society comprising people of noble birth with hereditary titles. ↘a form of government in which power is held by the nobility. Origin C15: from OFr. aristocratie, from Gk… …
32aristocracy — n. 1. Government of nobles or a privileged order, rule of the higher classes. 2. Nobility, noblesse, gentry, peerage, body of nobles, the quality, persons of rank, nobility and gentry. 3. (Colloq.) Upper classes, upper ten thousand, upper ten …
33aristocracy — n 1. nobility, Fr. noblesse. patriciate, (in Britain) peerage; elite, privileged class, dominant class, ruling class, oligarchy, the high and mighty; gentry, gentility, upper class, Inf. upper crust; meritocracy, the best and the brightest. 2.… …
34aristocracy — ar·is·toc·ra·cy …
35aristocracy — [ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi] noun [C] the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles …
36aristocracy — /ærəˈstɒkrəsi / (say aruh stokruhsee) noun (plural aristocracies) 1. a government or a state characterised by the rule of a nobility, elite, or privileged upper class. 2. a body of persons holding exceptional prescriptive rank or privileges; a… …
37aristocracy — Ali i …
38aristocracy — A government in which a class of persons, believed to be superior, rules supreme. A form of government which is lodged in a minority consisting of those believed to be best qualified; a privileged class of the people; nobles, dignitaries, people… …
39aristocracy — A government in which a class of persons, believed to be superior, rules supreme. A form of government which is lodged in a minority consisting of those believed to be best qualified; a privileged class of the people; nobles, dignitaries, people… …
40Bunyip aristocracy — The term Bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in New South Wales government. This speech came to be known as the Bunyip… …
