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Meanings of aristocracy in English
Form of government in which power is in the hands of a small, privileged, ruling class.
Related terms
Portuguese
aristocracia Catalan
aristocràcia Synonyms
Examples for "gentry"
Examples for "gentry"
1
The gentry dressed in one fashion; the working classes dressed in another.
2
In particular, almost every faithful gentry family had been transplanted into Connacht.
3
The gentry had also profited by commerce and possessions in the colonies.
4
The squatting class in Australia correspond to the landed gentry of England.
5
It was played by particular request of one of the pepper-and-salt gentry.
Usage of aristocracy in English
1
The south long remained oligarchic; in the north aristocracy slowly melted away.
2
The interests of the aristocracy outweighed the political considerations in our favour.
3
These are the Mandarins, and there is no other aristocracy in China.
4
He suddenly saw the aristocracy of the people who did not labor.
5
He has to maintain the prestige of the highest aristocracy in Europe.
6
The common people, in short, were just the same as the aristocracy.
7
The English aristocracy and the celebrities of London came to the inauguration.
8
The whole country seems banded together against the aristocracy and the landowners.
9
The consulship of Caesar was the last chance for the Roman aristocracy.
10
And you know Aunt Estelle belonged to the old aristocracy in France.
11
At 21, Jordan Spieth now deserves his place among the game's aristocracy.
12
The latter returned with the announcement that the aristocracy demanded unconditional surrender.
13
Leopold and most of the aristocracy fled, in despair of its defence.
14
There was a speculative tinge in the operations of this landed aristocracy.
15
There is also in the many Limbo Lanes an aristocracy of crime.
16
She wondered if true aristocracy meant having the gene for guilt removed.
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Translations for aristocracy
Spanish
Catalan
Aristocracy through the time
Aristocracy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common