Meaning of ARISTOCRAT
| Pronunciation: | | u'ristu`krat
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| | Definition: | | [n] a member of the aristocracy |
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| | Synonyms: | | blue blood, patrician |
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| | See Also: | | aristocracy, Baronet, Bart, Brahman, Brahmin, female aristocrat, Highness, leader, male aristocrat, nobility, prince, princess, raja, rajah, ranee, rani | |
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| | Definition: | | \A*ris"to*crat\ (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See
{Aristocracy}.]
1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community;
one of a ruling class; a noble.
2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or
haughty person.
A born aristocrat, bred radical. --Mrs.
Browning.
3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or
believes the aristocracy should govern.
His whole family are accused of being aristocrats.
--Romilly.
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| | Related Terms: | | archduke, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, Brahman, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave |
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