It refers to a class of people who are considered to be elite from other people due to noble blood, wealth or some other ability. It can also refer to a type of government where the rulers are considered to be aristocrats.
A+ The second estate in France in the 1700s.
There are those who still believe that an aristocracy is the best form of government
An aristocracy is a social class composed of individuals who hold hereditary titles or ranks, typically possessing wealth and status passed down through generations. Members of an aristocracy often wield significant political, social, and economic influence in society due to their privileged position.
Aristocracy
Aristocracy
Rule by the best and the wisest people.
The social system in the Old South was a lot like a transplanted form of British aristocracy.
Aristocracy is a small group of people who are perceived as superior to the common citizenry by virtue of wealth or nobility or rule of the best. The word "aristocracy" is derived from the Greek root aristos, meaning best, noblest, or most virtuous.
Modern depictions of aristocracy tend to regard it not as a legitimate aristocracy (rule by the best), but rather as a plutocracy (rule by the rich).
rule of the best, oligarchy
aristocracy if a form of government / privaleged class holding hereditary titles.
Saudi Arabia is an aristocracy.