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aristocracy

noun as in privileged class, government

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Example Sentences

Undoubtedly, the enormous inherited fortunes of the aristocracy facilitated a certain eccentricity.

The British aristocracy is littered with stories of unmitigated spendthrifts who seem bent on self-destruction.

Kennedy mixed socially with leading British figures, particularly among the aristocracy, who agreed with him.

Why, I wonder, is Davenport so obsessed with defining himself as part of the British aristocracy?

Her father was a Viscount, so Taylor married into the Catalan aristocracy.

Perhaps, like father, I am a snob at heart and liked the sensation of a sort of artistic alliance with the British aristocracy.

I should judge from the streets that not more than one-fourth of the females of Galway belong to the shoe-wearing aristocracy.

I did not find the Aristocracy so remarkable for physical perfection and beauty as I had been taught to expect.

That curious, almost ridiculous-looking craft, was among the aristocracy of shipping.

The sale of diplomatic secrets is a brisk one in my own country, or how would so many of our poor aristocracy live?

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aristocracy, such as: elite, gentility, gentry, nobility, upper class, and upper crust.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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