aristocrats (noun)
1Dividend Aristocrats — UK US noun [S] ► STOCK MARKET a list of companies in the Standard and Poor s 500 Index that have increased their dividends every year for at least 25 years: »The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is the most prestigious list of dividend stocks …
2eupatrid — noun (plural eupatridae) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Greek eupatridēs, from eu + patr , patēr father more at father Date: 1836 one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens …
3democrat — noun /ˈdɛməkræt/ A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France) …
4fontange — noun A curly headdress popular among aristocrats in Europe in the late 17th century and early 18th century, made of knots of ribbons …
5democrat — noun 1》 a supporter of democracy. 2》 (Democrat) (in the US) a member of the Democratic Party. Origin C18 (orig. denoting an opponent of the aristocrats in the French Revolution of 1790): from Fr. démocrate, on the pattern of aristocrate… …
6aristocracy — noun she was quite at home with the aristocracy Syn: nobility, peerage, gentry, gentility, upper class, ruling class, elite, high society, establishment, haut monde; aristocrats, lords, ladies, peers, peers of the realm, nobles, noblemen,… …
7aristocrat — noun the son of aristocrats Syn: nobleman, noblewoman, lord, lady, peer, peeress, peer of the realm, patrician, grandee; blue blood; informal aristo Ant: commoner …
8nobility — noun 1) a member of the nobility Syn: aristocracy, aristocrats, peerage, peers (of the realm), lords, nobles, noblemen, noblewomen, patricians; informal aristos 2) the nobility of his deed Syn: virtue, goodne …
9knighthood — noun aristocrats holding the rank of knight • Hypernyms: ↑nobility, ↑aristocracy …
10japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
