aristo
Blue blood, informally
Aristo is informal British shorthand for aristocrat—someone from the nobility or upper classes.
The clipped form carries a casual, sometimes dismissive tone: The aristos don't mix with the likes of us.
It appears most often in contexts contrasting social classes.
System of noble ranks
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- countessFeminine noble rank
- baronetHereditary British "Sir"
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
lordship · ladyship · titles · coronet · knighthood · chivalry · gentry · squire
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- upper-crustSocial elite class
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
Having abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
- heirOne who receives legacy
- heiressFemale wealth recipient
fortune · estate · landed · inheritance · endowed · dynastic · propertied · rentier
peerage
System of noble ranks
heraldry · lordship · ladyship · titles · coronet · knighthood · chivalry · gentry · squire · noblesse
elite
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- upper-crustSocial elite class
establishment · clubbable · Eton · Oxbridge · debutante · cotillion
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
- heirOne who receives legacy
heiress · fortune · estate · landed · inheritance · endowed · dynastic · propertied · rentier
refined
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
polished · tasteful · genteel · well-bred · mannered · courtly · gracious · debonair · urbane · highbrow
- British aristocracyEngland's hereditary upper class
- French aristocratTitled member of ancien régime
- landed aristocracyNobles whose wealth derives from estates
- aristocratic familyLineage of hereditary rank
- French aristocracyTitled upper class
- English aristocracyHereditary ruling class
aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic, aristocrats, aristocratically