Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aristocracy

2 senses of aristocracy

Sense 1
nobility, aristocracy -- (a privileged class holding hereditary titles)
       => elite, elite group -- (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)

Sense 2
gentry, aristocracy -- (the most powerful members of a society)
       => upper class, upper crust -- (the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy)