the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles, such as ‘duke’ or ‘countess’: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
the aristocracy:
She married into the aristocracy.
Synonyms and related words
Members of royal families and the nobility
archduke
aristocracy
aristocrat
Synonyms and related words
People from an upper social class
the upper class
aristocracy
the nobility
aristocracy
noun countable
US /ˌerəˈstɑkrəsi/
Word Forms
singular
aristocracy
plural
aristocracies
DEFINITIONS1
1
the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles, such as “duke” or “countess”