An archaic or variant form referring to an aristocrat or person of noble birth; a rarely used term for nobility or aristocracy.
Possibly from Old French and related to words meaning 'best' or 'noble,' but the etymology is uncertain and the word is largely obsolete in modern usage.
Arisard is a linguistic ghost—it shows how English once had multiple competing words for the aristocracy before 'aristocrat' won out, leaving behind these forgotten terms that peek out from old texts.
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