aristocrat
Born to privilege
An aristocrat is a member of the nobility or ruling class, someone belonging to a society's hereditary elite.
The term implies not just high social rank but the manners, bearing, and privileges associated with it: She carried herself like an aristocrat.
Used figuratively for anyone at the top of their field: an aristocrat among chefs.
Royal
Royal household attendant
- monarchistSupporter of kings
- royalistAdvocate for hereditary sovereignty
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- cavalierDismissively unconcerned
crown · throne · sovereign · regent · dynasty · succession · coronation · palace
courtier
Royal household attendant
- monarchistSupporter of kings
- royalistAdvocate for hereditary sovereignty
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
cavalier · crown · throne · sovereign · regent · dynasty · succession · coronation · palace · court
- Joseon Aristocracynobleman, noblewoman, noble house, literati, scholar-officials
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, debutante, debutantes
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- noblesbaron, baroness, count, countess, duke
- 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, aristocratic, aristocrats, aristocracies, aristocratically