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aristocrat definition

aris·to·crat (ə ris′tə krat′; chiefly Britar′is tə-)

noun

  1. a member of the aristocracy; nobleman
  2. a person with the tastes, manners, beliefs, etc. of the upper class
  3. a person who believes in aristocracy as a form of government

Etymology: Fr aristocrate: term popularized during Fr Revolution

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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