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aristocrate

aristocrat

noun adjective ah-rees-toh-KRAHT Rare
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Origin: Greek aristos (best) + kratos (power)

Usage Note

Aristocrate works as both noun and adjective and is gender-neutral in form (un aristocrate / une aristocrate). It refers to a member of the hereditary nobility but is also used figuratively for someone with refined, elitist tastes. The abstract noun aristocratie names the class or system, and aristocratique is the adjective form ('aristocratic').

Examples

"Cet aristocrate vivait dans un château en Bourgogne."

Natural Translation

That aristocrat lived in a château in Burgundy.

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