English noun: aristocracy | |||
| 1. | aristocracy (group) a privileged class holding hereditary titles | ||
| Synonyms | nobility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elite, elite group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baronage, baronetage, knighthood, noblesse, peerage, samurai | ||
| Instance hyponym | Ferdinand and Isabella, William and Mary | ||
| Member holonym | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | ||
| 2. | aristocracy (group) the most powerful members of a society | ||
| Synonyms | gentry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | upper class, upper crust | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | landed gentry, squirearchy | ||