ARISTOCRACY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)