Definition
Members of the highest social class, usually born into wealth and power; the nobility or upper class.
Etymology
From Greek 'aristos' (best) and 'kratos' (power), literally 'rule by the best.' The term reflects ancient Greek ideas about natural hierarchy and privilege.
Kelly Says
Greeks coined 'aristocracy' thinking the best people should rule, but most historians note that aristocrats were rarely 'best' at anything except being born wealthy—a concept that has caused revolutions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርስቶክራት
ar-is-toh-kraht
ARالعربية
الأرستقراطيون
al-ar-istoh-krah-tee-yoon
BNবাংলা
উপরোক্ত
u-por-ok-t
CACatalà
aristòcrates
ar-i-stoh-krah-tes
CSČeština
aristokraté
ar-i-stoh-krah-tay
DADansk
aristokrater
ar-i-stoh-krah-ter
DEDeutsch
Aristokraten
ar-i-stoh-kra-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αριστοκράτες
ar-i-stoh-krah-tehs
ESEspañol
aristócratas
ar-i-stoh-krah-tahs
FAفارسی
آرستوکران
ar-i-stoh-krah-n
FISuomi
aristokraatit
ar-i-stoh-kraa-tee-t
FRFrançais
aristocrates
ar-i-stoh-kraht
GUGU
અરિસ્ટોક્રેટ
ar-i-stoh-krah-t
HAHA
aristokrat
ar-i-stoh-kraht
HEעברית
אריסטוקרטים
ar-i-stoh-krah-teem
HIहिन्दी
अभिजात्य
ab-hi-ja-at-ya
HUMagyar
arisztokraták
ar-i-sztoh-krah-taak
IDBahasa Indonesia
aristokrat
ar-i-stoh-kraht
IGIG
aristokrat
ar-i-stoh-kraht
ITItaliano
aristocratici
ar-i-stoh-krah-tee-chi
KKKK
аристократ
ar-i-stoh-krat
KMKM
អរិស្តូក្រាត
ar-i-stoh-krah-t
MRMR
अरिस्टोक्रेट
ar-i-stoh-kraht
MSBahasa Melayu
aristokrat
ar-i-stoh-kraht
MYမြန်မာ
အာရစ်စတိုကရက်
ah-ar-i-stoh-krah-tek
NLNederlands
aristocraten
ar-i-stoh-kra-ten
NONorsk
aristokrater
ar-i-stoh-krah-ter
PAPA
ਅਰਿਸਟੋਕ੍ਰੇਟ
ar-i-stoh-krah-t
PLPolski
aristokraci
ar-i-stoh-krah-chi
PTPortuguês
aristocratas
ar-i-stoh-krah-tahs
RORomână
aristocrați
ar-i-stoh-krah-tee
RUРусский
аристократы
ar-i-stoh-kra-ty
SVSvenska
aristokrater
ar-i-stoh-krah-ter
SWKiswahili
aristokrasia
ar-i-stoh-krah-see-ah
TAதமிழ்
அரச குடும்பம்
ar-as-ku-dum-bam
TEతెలుగు
రాజు కుటుంబం
ra-aju-ku-tu-mba-n
THไทย
ชนชั้นสูง
chon-chan-song
TLTL
aristokrata
ar-i-stoh-krah-tah
TRTürkçe
aristokratlar
ar-i-stoh-krah-tlar
UKУкраїнська
аристократи
ar-i-stoh-krah-ty
URاردو
آرستوکرٹ
ar-i-stoh-kraht
VITiếng Việt
tầng quý tộc
tang-ky-to-c
YOYO
aristokrat
ar-i-stoh-kraht
ZUZU
aristokrat
ar-i-stoh-kraht