aristocracy
(ar-is-toc-ra-cy)
5 syllables
Definition
noun. an upper class that is usually based on birth and is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
Example Sentence
In some countries only the aristocracy were permitted to own land.
Synonyms
gentry; upper class; upper crust; nobility
Antonyms
commoners; peasantry; working class
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Rhymes
- autocracy
- bureaucracy
- democracy
- hypocrisy
- theocracy
- aristocracy