| NOUN | group | aristocracy, nobility | a privileged class holding hereditary titles |
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| group | aristocracy, gentry | the most powerful members of a society |
| Sounds | eh.rahstaa'krahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | A privileged class holding hereditary titles. | |
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| Synonym | nobility | |
| Instances | Ferdinand and Isabella | joint monarchs of Spain |
| William and Mary | joint monarchs of England | |
| Members | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | A member of the aristocracy |
| Narrower | baronetage | The collective body of baronets |
| knighthood | aristocrats holding the rank of knight | |
| noblesse | Members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) | |
| peerage, baronage | The peers of a kingdom considered as a group | |
| samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy | |
| Broader | elite, elite group | A group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| Spanish | aristocracia, nobleza | |
| Catalan | aristocràcia, noblesa | |
| Adjectives | aristocratic | belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy |
| Meaning | The most powerful members of a society. | |
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| Synonym | gentry | |
| Narrower | landed gentry, squirearchy | The gentry who own land (considered as a class) |
| Broader | upper class, upper crust | The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy |
| Spanish | aristocracia, señorío | |
| Catalan | aristocràcia | |
| Adjectives | aristocratic | belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy |
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