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aristocrats

noun

plural of aristocrat

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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 aristocrats Fancy stepping into the world of aristocrats and royals alike? — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Perched along the Sea of Marmara, the boutique property sits on the largest of the islands, Büyükada, whose Ottoman-era mansions are where intellectuals and aristocrats held court in the 19th century. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026 The carriage procession, which generally includes senior royals, foreign VIPs, and some of the country’s most influential aristocrats, is the highlight of opening day, with much importance placed on who will be riding with the king and queen. — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well. — Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026 These Virginia aristocrats had been raised on the same Enlightenment thinkers—David Hume and Adam Smith, Montesquieu and Voltaire—as John Adams and Samuel Adams had. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 In fact, Seth Hickle, chief investment officer at Mindset Wealth Management, believes today’s tech leaders are going to become tomorrow’s dividend aristocrats . — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 June 2026 One only has to think about the British fight against Nazism to be reminded that it was made of imperialists, constitutionalists, stick-in-the-mud aristocrats, and the socialists who first helped put Winston Churchill into power and then five years later helped push him out again. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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While life expectancy was lower during the 15th Century, nobles like Simonetta often lived longer due in part to their wealth.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
One of these high-ranking British nobles was the Earl of Euston.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

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