LookItUparistocracy
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌærɪˈstɑːkrəsi/ · UK /ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi/
aristocracy means: The highest social class, whose families traditionally have inherited titles, land, and power.
noun
The highest social class, whose families traditionally have inherited titles, land, and power.
- Her family belonged to the aristocracy.
- The aristocracy owned much of the land.
- Many members of the old aristocracy opposed the reforms.
A system of government in which people from noble families hold power, or a country governed this way.
- The state was an aristocracy.
- Aristocracy gave a few noble families control of government.
- The revolution replaced aristocracy with a republic.
A group considered more important, skilled, or powerful than other people in a particular area.
- They formed an intellectual aristocracy.
- A new aristocracy of wealthy traders emerged.
- The club became a meeting place for the city’s sporting aristocracy.
Questions about aristocracy
What does aristocracy mean?
The highest social class, whose families traditionally have inherited titles, land, and power.
What is aristocracy in other languages?
Türkçe: aristokrasi · Español: aristocracia · Français: aristocratie · Deutsch: Aristokratie · Italiano: aristocrazia · 日本語: 貴族階級
How do you pronounce aristocracy?
In American English /ˌærɪˈstɑːkrəsi/; in British English /ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi/.
How do you use aristocracy in a sentence?
Her family belonged to the aristocracy. The aristocracy owned much of the land.
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