aristocratically

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a•ris•to•crat /əˈrɪstəˌkræt/   n. [countable]

1. Government a member of an aristocracy.

a•ris•to•crat•ic, adj. 
a•ris•to•crat•i•cal•ly, adv. 

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a•ris•to•crat  (ə ris′tə krat′, ar′ə stə-), n. 

1. Government a member of an aristocracy, esp. a noble.
2. Government a person who has the tastes, manners, etc., characteristic of members of an aristocracy.
3. Government an advocate of an aristocratic form of government.
4. anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish of its kind:
   the aristocrat of California wines.

• French aristocrate, back formation from aristocratie aristocracy
• 1770–80

Synonyms

• 1. patrician, peer, lord.

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a•ris•to•crat•ic  (ə ris′tə krat′ik, ar′ə stə-), adj. 

1. Government of or pertaining to government by an aristocracy.
2. Government belonging to or favoring the aristocracy.
3. Government characteristic of an aristocrat;
   having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy:
   aristocratic bearing; aristocratic snobbishness.
   Also, a•ris′to•crat′i•cal. 

• Greek aristokratikós pertaining to aristocracy; see -ic
• 1595–1605

a•ris′to•crat′i•cal•ly, adv. 
a•ris′to•crat′i•cal•ness, a•ris′to•crat′ic•ness, n.