aristocracy
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(noun) the most powerful members of a society |
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Synonyms: gentry |
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Related Words: landed gentry, squirearchy, upper class, upper crust |
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(noun) a privileged class holding hereditary titles |
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Synonyms: nobility |
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Related Words: baronage, elite, knighthood, lords temporal, noblesse, peerage, samurai, second estate |
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