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aristocracy

[ar-uh-stok-ruh-see] / ˌær əˈstɒk rə si /


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Dior designer Jonathan Anderson delivered his vision Wednesday of "today's aristocracy" in his second menswear show for the brand in Paris, mixing new gender-mixed creations with house symbols.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Federalists in Congress said the columned walkways had a whiff of aristocracy unbefitting the building’s democratic simplicity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It was popular with the British aristocracy and celebrities in the 1960s and 1970s.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Marie Antoinette would be executed in October of the same year; French fashion influence was a sign of an effete aristocracy that was potentially losing its grip.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

They were America's first and, in many respects, its only natural aristocracy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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