Associations to the word «Aristocracy»

Wiktionary

ARISTOCRACY, noun. The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class
ARISTOCRACY, noun. Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
ARISTOCRACY, noun. A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others

Dictionary definition

ARISTOCRACY, noun. A privileged class holding hereditary titles.
ARISTOCRACY, noun. The most powerful members of a society.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats