aristocracies

/EH0 R AH0 S T AA1 K R AH0 S IY0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.

  2. 2

    Government by such a class, or a state with such a government

  3. 3

    A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others

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