Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - aristocracy
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Aristocracy
aristocracy
~ n 1 the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and power (dukes, earls, and other members of the aristocracy | the new LA rock `aristocracy') (- see also upper class) 2 technical the system in which a country is governed by the people of the highest social class (- compare democracy)
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1.
(aristocracies) The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles. ...a member of the aristocracy. = nobility N-COUNT-COLL ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -cies) Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French aristocratie, from Late Latin aristocratia, from Greek aristokratia, from aristos best + -kratia -cracy Date: 1561 1. government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class 2. a. a government in which power is vested in a minority consisting of those believed to be best qualified b. a state with such a government 3. a governing body or upper class usually made up of a hereditary nobility 4. the aggregate of those believed to be superior ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the highest class in society; the nobility. b the nobility as a ruling class. 2 a government by the nobility or a privileged group. b a State governed in this way. 3 (often foll. by of) the best representatives or upper echelons (aristocracy of intellect; aristocracy of labour). Etymology: F aristocratie f. Gk aristokratia f. aristos best + kratia (as -CRACY) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
сущ. аристократия - aristocracy of money - aristocracy of the workingclass - land-owning aristocracy ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. аристократия, высший слой дворянства, родовитая знать 2. высший слой (общества); избранные; элита aristocracy of talent —- творческая элита 3. ист. аристократия; государственное устройство, основанное на власти знати ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1561, from L.L. aristocratia, from Gk. aristokratia, from aristos "best" (originally "most fitting," from PIE *ar-isto-, superlative form of *ar- "to fit together") + kratos "rule, power." Modern meaning "rule by a privileged class (best-born)" became paramount in 17c. Aristocrat first recorded 1789, from Fr. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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