aristocracy

English Thesaurus

1. the most powerful members of a society (noun.group)

hypernym	:	upper class, upper crust,
definition	:	the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy (noun.group)

hyponym	:	landed gentry, squirearchy,
definition	:	the gentry who own land (considered as a class) (noun.group)

2. a privileged class holding hereditary titles (noun.group)

hypernym	:	elite, elite group,
definition	:	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status (noun.group)

hyponym	:	noblesse,
definition	:	members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) (noun.group)

hyponym	:	baronage, peerage,
definition	:	the peers of a kingdom considered as a group (noun.group)

hyponym	:	baronetage,
definition	:	the collective body of baronets (noun.group)

hyponym	:	knighthood,
definition	:	aristocrats holding the rank of knight (noun.group)

hyponym	:	samurai,
definition	:	feudal Japanese military aristocracy (noun.group)

instance hyponym	:	ferdinand and isabella,
definition	:	joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I (noun.group)

instance hyponym	:	william and mary,
definition	:	joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II (noun.group)

member holonym	:	aristocrat, blue blood, patrician,
definition	:	a member of the aristocracy (noun.person)

3. the most powerful members of a society (noun.group)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)

4. a privileged class holding hereditary titles (noun.group)

derivation	:	noble,
definition	:	of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (adj.all)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)

5. the most powerful members of a society (noun.group)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)

6. a privileged class holding hereditary titles (noun.group)

derivation	:	noble,
definition	:	of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (adj.all)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)