ARISTOCRACY, ARISTOCRAT, ARISTOCRATIC, ARISTOCRATICALLY
ADJECTIVES
1652 ► OPTIMATICAL aristocratic; conducted by an aristocracy → obs.
M18. ► NOBBISH aristocratic → sl.
1850 ► LAIRDLY aristocratic, lordly, lavish, extravagant → Sc.
1874 ► ARISTO aristocratic, characteristic of aristocrats → colloq.
1905 ► WRIST-WATCH aristocratic, high class; → military usage
1942 ► ARICHTOCRATIC aristocratic → Amer. dial.
ADVERBS
M18. ► NOBBILY aristocratically → sl.
NOUNS
..950 ► THE SALT OF THE EARTH the aristocratic, powerful, or wealthy; the excellent of the earth
1579 ► OPTIMACY the aristocracy or nobility; the upper classes in the state → obs.
1765 ► MONDE the social world of fashionable or aristocratic people; also, a person’s own social set
M19. ► THE FANCY the aristocracy, the wealthy and powerful → US sl.
1912 ► NOB HILL an exclusive residential district; the aristocratic suburb of a city → Amer. dial.
1935 ► FANCY PANTS the aristocracy; the social elite → sl., orig. US
1965 ► NOB’S HILL an exclusive residential district; the aristocratic suburb of a city → Amer. dial.
1991 ► BEEROCRACY the aristocracy that gained its wealth and social position from the ownership of breweries → Eng. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1557 ► YOUNG BLOOD an unruly young aristocrat; a confident, high-spirited young man; a rake, a dandy
17C.. ► DUCHESS OF PUDDLE-DOCK an imaginary aristocrat → sl.
1611 ► OPTIMATE an aristocrat or noble
1817 ► BIG BUG an aristocrat, esp. one who considers themselves to be one and acts accordingly → sl., orig. US
1819 ► HEAVY SWELL an aristocrat, or one who tries to pose as one; a man of showy or impressive appearance → colloq.
1833 ► MONDAIN a man who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society; a male inhabitant of the ‘beau monde’
1864 ► ARISTO an aristocrat → colloq.
1869 ► HAW-HAW an aristocrat or dandy → sl.
1880 ► MONKEY-MONK an aristocrat; a superior or important person, whether in fact or through pretension → US sl.
1883 ► BIG BOB an aristocrat; a notable person → UK sl.
1888 ► MONDAINE a woman who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society
1898 ► YANGBAN an aristocrat or gentleman; a member of the yangban, the former ruling class in Korea
L19.. ► A-1-ER an aristocrat; an exceptional person → sl.
L19.. ► ALGERNON a young male aristocrat or upper-class male → sl.
L19.. ► ALGIE → ALGY a young male aristocrat or upper-class male → Brit. sl.
L19.. ► BROKEN BRIGADE aristocratic younger sons, impoverished through the inequalities of primogeniture, who are forced to live on their wits → UK society usage
1909 ► HAW-HAW TOFF an aristocrat; a swell, a dandy → sl. (Bk.)
1910 ► RUPERT any young male aristocrat → sl., orig. military usage
1911 ► FATWAD an aristocrat, a wealthy person → US sl.
1912 ► BIG BUTT an aristocrat; a wealthy, influential, important, or celebrated person; used derisively → US sl.
1920 ► SWANK an aristocrat; a member of the upper classes → sl.
1923 ► HIGH HAT an aristocrat; a wealthy or conceited person; a snob; a member of the social elite → US colloq., orig. theatre usage
1930 ► HIGH ZEKE a member of the local aristocracy → Amer. dial.
1942 ► ARICHTOCRAT an aristocrat → Amer. dial.
1942 ► RICHTOCRAT an aristocrat → Amer. dial.
1965 ► ASTORBILT an aristocrat; a member of the ‘best society’ of a community → Amer. jocular usage