- a member of the aristocracy; nobleman
- a person with the tastes, manners, beliefs, etc. of the upper class
- a person who believes in aristocracy as a form of government
Origin of aristocrat
French aristocrate: term popularized during French RevolutionA home of the aristocracy in England.
An example of an aristocrat is the Frenchman Marquis de Sade.
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Origin of aristocrat
French aristocrate: term popularized during French Revolution
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noun
Origin of aristocrat
French aristocrate from aristocratie aristocracy from Old French from Late Latin aristocratia ; see aristocracy .Related Forms:
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(plural aristocrats)
From French aristocrate (a word from the French Revolution), from aristocratie., from ἄριστος (aristos, “best”) (compare Old English ar) + κράτος (kratos, “rule”).
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