aristocrat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From French aristocrate (a word from the French Revolution), from aristocratie. < ἄριστος (aristos), “‘best’”) (cf. Old English ar) + κράτος (kratos), “‘rule’”).

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• IPA: /ˈærɪstəkræt/, /əˈrɪstəkræt/

[edit] Noun

aristocrat (plural aristocrats)

1. One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

[edit] Related terms

• aristocratic

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