Etymology
Meaning
A member of or a person belonging to the aristocracy, a class of people with the highest social rank and the greatest wealth, power, and influence.
Origin
The term "aristocrat" was used in ancient Greece to refer to members of wealthy and powerful families, but it was used in the modern sense (as someone belonging to the upper class) only in the 18th century. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the term was sometimes used to refer to people in the middle class or even working class who had acquired a certain amount of wealth and status.
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