aristocracy
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In medieval England, venison with its gamey taste was highly prized by the aristocracy.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
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
His enigmatic beauty seemed better suited for dim Gothic chambers and the silence of ruined castles, aristocracy that had cracked around the edges, clothed itself in ivy, and crawled back into the wilderness.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.