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Social classes > Upper classes > Aristocracy

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Aristocracy  

Definition

  • Refers generally to a class of persons holding exceptional rank, power, and privileges in a society. It may also refer to a form of government in which the chief power lies in the hands of those who are most distinguished by birth or fortune. [AAT]

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  • Aristocrats

Notation

  • 118094

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-Q7N3402Q-L

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