aristocratie

Definitions of aristocratie
  1. noun
    the most powerful members of a society
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    types:
    grondbezit, grondeigendom, grootgrondbezit, latifundium
    the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
    type of:
    bovenlaag, elite
    the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
  2. noun
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
    synonyms: adel, adeldom, nobiliteit, noblesse
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    types:
    ridderschap, ridderstand
    aristocrats holding the rank of knight
    samoerai
    feudal Japanese military aristocracy
    type of:
    bovenlaag, elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
  3. noun
    the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
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    type of:
    adel, adeldom, nobiliteit, noblesse
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
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