aristocracy
/ˌær·əˈstɑk·rə·si/ n [C]Definition
› a class of people of high social rank › politics & government An aristocracy is also a government ruled by or consisting of people of a high social class. aristocrat /əˈrɪs·təˌkræt/, /ˈær·ə·stə-/ n [C] › a prep-school-educated American aristocrat aristocratic /əˌrɪs·təˈkræt̬·ɪk/, /ˌær·ə·stə-/ adj [gradable] › His aristocratic manner alienated many voters.
(Definition of aristocracy n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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