as in noble
a person of high birth or social position could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century

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Recent Examples of aristocrat Born in New York City to Judith Bruce and Spanish aristocrat Ricardo Ignacio de la Huerta, Duke of Mandas y Villanueva, De la Huerta doesn’t hold an official title. Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 The leaders of the French Revolution faced a failing regime that was burdened by debt and increasingly unpopular—and not just with those who suffered from its inequalities but also among the aristocrats who had benefited from it. Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 But far and away the highlight was Mikey Day’s British aristocrat Lord Gaga, husband of Lady. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 Who is Lord Ivar Mountbatten? Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 61, is a British aristocrat and geologist from London best known as the second cousin of King Charles III. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aristocrat

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“Aristocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocrat. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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